Words · Rare
voicelessness
13 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
- noun
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
- noun
having no voice in the management or control of affairs
the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness
- noun
(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.