voiceless as an adjective: - 1
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voiceless
adjective
1 voiceless
Produced without vibration of the vocal cords.
synonyms: hard, surd, unvoiced.
Roget 581:
aphonous†,
dumb,
mute;
deafmute,
deaf and dumb;
mum;
tongue-tied;
breathless,
tongueless,
voiceless,
speechless,
wordless;
mute as a fish,
mute as a stockfish†,
mute as a mackerel;
silent
etc.
(taciturn)
585;
muzzled;
inarticulate,
inaudible.
croaking,
raucous,
hoarse,
husky,
dry,
hollow,
sepulchral,
hoarse as a raven;
rough.
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2 voiceless
3 voiceless
Uttered without voice:
— Voiceless whispers.
synonym: breathed.
4 voiceless
Being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech.
synonym: aphonic.
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