Noun: voicelessness voys-lus-nus
- A disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
"Her voicelessness left her unable to speak above a whisper";
- aphonia
- Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
"Her voicelessness made it difficult to hear her in the noisy room";
- whisper, whispering, susurration [literary]
- (phonetics, of a consonant) The property of being spoken without vibration of the vocal cords, as /t/, /s/, or /f/
"Instead, he plans to maintain voicelessness of the consonant and an unintended consequence of that effort is a pitch perturbation following release"
- Having no voice in the management or control of affairs
"the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness"
Type of: defect of speech, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, speaking, speech defect, speech disorder, speech production
Encyclopedia: Voicelessness