Associations to the word «Voiceless»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
VOICELESS, adjective. Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
VOICELESS, adjective. (phonetics) (of a consonant) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced. Examples: [t], [s], [f].
Dictionary definition
VOICELESS, adjective. Produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'".
VOICELESS, adjective. Deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote; "labor was voiceless"; "disenfrenchised masses took to the streets".
VOICELESS, adjective. Uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers".
VOICELESS, adjective. Being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.