'Voicelessness' definitions:
Definition of 'voicelessness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice [syn: aphonia, voicelessness]
noun
Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness]
noun
Having no voice in the management or control of affairs; "the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness"
Definition of 'Voicelessness'
From: GCIDE
- Voiceless \Voice"less\, a.
- 1. Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb. [1913 Webster]
- I live and die unheard, With a most voiceless thought, sheathing it as a sword. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Phon.) Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant; surd. [1913 Webster]
- Voiceless stop (Phon.), a consonant made with no audible sound except in the transition to or from another sound; a surd mute, as p, t, k. [1913 Webster] -- {Voice"less*ly}, adv. -- {Voice"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]