voice
/vɔɪs/noun, verb1 syllable
Voice means: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.
Synonyms for voice13
noun, as in the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
noun, as in an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
noun, as in expressing in coherent verbal form
noun, as in the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
verb, as in utter with vibrating vocal chords
Opposites of voice
What does voice mean?14
noun
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract“a singer takes good care of his voice”
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose“the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government”
expressing in coherent verbal form“the articulation of my feelings”
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music“he tried to sing the tenor part”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech“A shrill voice sounded behind us”
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance“the noisy voice of the waterfall”
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated“the voice of the law”
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression“the wee small voice of conscience”
(metonymy) a singer“he wanted to hear trained voices sing it”
the ability to speak“he lost his voice”
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced.
verb
utter with vibrating vocal chords
give voice to“He voiced his concern”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with voice?2
Voice in a sentence
- Raise a loud voice, then all goes wrong.unknown
- To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice.Elenia
- At the sound of my voice, my dog pricked up his ears.CK
- Immediately she heard his voice, she trembled with fear.unknown
- She sat on a bench, humming an old melody in a low voice.unknown
- In contrast to his frightening looks, his voice was kind and calm.unknown
- Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.darinmex
- I cried out to you, hear my voice.RoiOfTheSuisse
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of voice
as a noun
- plural
- voices
as a verb
- past tense
- voiced
- present participle
- voicing
- third-person singular
- voices
- past participle
- voiced