voice|less

voice|less
voice|less «VOYS lihs», adjective.
1. having no voice; lacking the power of speech; dumb; silent.
2. not expressed or uttered; unspoken: »

voiceless indignation.

3. lacking any voice or singing ability.
4. having no voice or vote, as in the control of something.
5. Phonetics. spoken without vibration of the vocal cords, as the English consonants p, t, and k; surd.
voice´less|ly, adverb.
voice´less|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • voice´less|ness — voice|less «VOYS lihs», adjective. 1. having no voice; lacking the power of speech; dumb; silent. 2. not expressed or uttered; unspoken: »voiceless indignation. 3. lacking any voice or singing ability. 4. having no voice or vote, as in the… …   Useful english dictionary

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