| ADJECTIVE | all | surd, unvoiced, voiceless, hard | produced without vibration of the vocal cords |
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| NOUN | communication | surd, voiceless consonant | a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords |
| Meaning | produced without vibration of the vocal cords. | |
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| Synonyms | unvoiced, voiceless, hard | |
| Narrower | whispered | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords |
| Opposite | voiced, sonant, soft | produced with vibration of the vocal cords |
| Spanish | sordo | |
| Meaning | A consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords. | |
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| Synonym | voiceless consonant | |
| Broader | consonant | A speech sound that is not a vowel |
| Spanish | consonante sorda, sorda | |
| Catalan | consonant sorda, sorda | |
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