NOUN | state | voicelessness, aphonia | a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice |
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communication | voicelessness, whisper, whispering, susurration | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | |
attribute | voicelessness | having no voice in the management or control of affairs |
Meaning | A disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice. | |
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Synonym | aphonia | |
Broader | speech disorder, speech defect, defect of speech | A disorder of oral speech |
Spanish | afonía | |
Catalan | afonia | |
Adjectives | voiceless | being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech |
Meaning | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords. | |
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Synonyms | whisper, whispering, susurration | |
Narrower | stage whisper | A loud whisper that can be overheard |
Broader | speaking, speech production | The utterance of intelligible speech |
Spanish | susurro | |
Catalan | murmuri, xiuxiueig | |
Adjectives | voiceless | produced without vibration of the vocal cords |
Meaning | Having no voice in the management or control of affairs. | |
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Example | "the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness" | |
Broader | powerlessness, impotence, impotency | The quality of lacking strength or power |
Adjectives | voiceless | deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote |
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