voicelessness
The condition of being voicelessThe condition of being voiceless.
» Signing along at the concert left Mary in a state of voicelessness.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The condition of being voiceless.
More definitions
- having no voice in the management or control of affairs
- (phonetics, of a consonant) The property of being spoken without vibration of the vocal cords, as /t/, /s/, or /f/.
- a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
- speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
Examples
1 sentencesSigning along at the concert left Mary in a state of voicelessness.
Translations
2 languagesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice:aphonia
- speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords:whisperwhisperingsusurration
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvoiceless
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable