Definition of Voiceless. Meaning of Voiceless. Synonyms of Voiceless

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Definition of Voiceless

Voiceless
Voiceless Voice"less, a. 1. Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb. I live and die unheard, With a most voiceless thought, sheathing it as a sword. --Byron. 2. (Phon.) Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant; surd. Voiceless stop (Phon.), a consonant made with no audible sound except in the transition to or from another sound; a surd mute, as p, t, k. -- Voice"less*ly, adv. -- Voice"less*ness, n.

Meaning of Voiceless from wikipedia

- In linguistics, voicelessness is the property of sounds being pronounced without the larynx vibrating. Phonologically, it is a type of phonation, which...
- The voiceless alveolar fricatives are a type of fricative consonant pronounced with the tip or blade of the tongue against the alveolar ridge (gum line)...
- The voiceless velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. It was part of the consonant inventory of Old English and...
- A voiceless postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The International Phonetic ****ociation uses the term...
- The voiceless velar plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in almost all spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...
- The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...
- The voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant affricate or voiceless domed postalveolar sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken...
- trill [ç] voiceless palatal fricative [ʝ] voiced palatal fricative [x] voiceless velar fricative [ɣ] voiced velar fricative [ɧ] voiceless palatal-velar...
- cords, voiceless plosives without. Plosives are commonly voiceless, and many languages, such as Mandarin Chinese and Hawaiian, have only voiceless plosives...
- The voiceless glottal fricative, sometimes called voiceless glottal transition or the aspirate, is a type of sound used in some spoken languages that...