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voiceless(dictionary)

voiceless (iou)



voiceless adjective. M16.
[formed as VOICEFUL + -LESS.]
Having no voice, lacking the power of utterance; uttering no speech, dumb, mute; speechless. M16.
b. spec. Having no voice in the control or management of affairs. M17.
Characterized by the absence of sound or voice, silent, still. Chiefly poet. & rhet. E19.
Not expressed or uttered by the voice or in speech; unspoken, unuttered. Chiefly poet. & rhet. E19.
Characterized by or causing loss of speech. Chiefly poet. & rhet. E19.
Phonetics. Uttered without voice or vibration resonance of the vocal cords, uttered with the vocal cords held wide apart. Opp. VOICED 3. M19.
voicelessly adverb M19.
voicelessness noun M19.