English Explanatory Dictionary

voiceless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
  2. Without a vote; having no input into a decision.
  3. Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].

Pronunciation

/ˈvɔɪsləs/ En-us-voiceless.oga

Word forms

voiceless

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English voiceless From voice + -less.

Synonyms

inaudible silent unvoiced

Antonyms

audible vocal voiced

Related words

speechless

Derived words

prevoiceless pre-voiceless voicelessly voicelessness
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