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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