Definition of VOICELESS

voiceless

Meanings

Adjective

  • produced without vibration of the vocal cords
  • deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
    • "labor was voiceless"

Adjective Satellite

  • uttered without voice
    • "voiceless whispers"
  • being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

Adj

  • Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
  • Without a vote; having no input into a decision.
  • Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].

Origin / Etymology

From voice + -less.

Scrabble Score: 14

voiceless is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
voiceless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
voiceless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

voiceless is a valid Words With Friends word