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VOICELESS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
Synonyms:
aphonic; voiceless
Classified under:
Similar:
inarticulate; unarticulate (without or deprived of the use of speech or words)
Derivation:
voicelessness (a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Uttered without voice
Example:
voiceless whispers
Synonyms:
breathed; voiceless
Classified under:
Similar:
inaudible; unhearable (impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
Example:
disenfrenchised masses took to the streets
Synonyms:
disenfranchised; disfranchised; voiceless; voteless
Classified under:
Adjectives
Derivation:
voicelessness (having no voice in the management or control of affairs)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Example:
unvoiced consonants such as 'p' and 'k' and 's'
Synonyms:
hard; surd; unvoiced; voiceless
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
whispered (spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords)
Derivation:
voicelessness (speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords)
