English adjective: voiceless | |||
1. | voiceless produced without vibration of the vocal cords | ||
Samples | Unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'. | ||
Synonyms | hard, surd, unvoiced | ||
Similar | whispered | ||
Antonyms | sonant, voiced, soft | ||
2. | voiceless deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote | ||
Samples | Labor was voiceless. Disenfrenchised masses took to the streets. | ||
Synonyms | disenfranchised, disfranchised, voteless | ||
Antonyms | enfranchised | ||
3. | voiceless uttered without voice | ||
Samples | Could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'. Voiceless whispers. | ||
Synonyms | breathed | ||
Similar | inaudible, unhearable | ||
Antonyms | audible, hearable | ||
4. | voiceless being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech | ||
Synonyms | aphonic | ||
Similar | inarticulate, unarticulate | ||
Antonyms | articulate | ||