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A disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
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voicelessness
Word definitions for voicelessness in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Voiceless \Voice"less\, a. 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. (Phon.) Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant; surd. Voiceless stop ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In linguistics , voicelessness is the property of sounds being pronounced without the larynx vibrating. Phonologically, it is a type of phonation , which contrasts with other states of the larynx, but some object that the word phonation implies voicing ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice [syn: aphonia ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The condition of being voiceless
Usage examples of voicelessness.
It was fairly common for those in the first inflationary rush of infatuation, lust or love to embrace almost exclusively the inner voicelessness of implant-articulation in preference to the somehow physically off-putting and clumsy medium of normal speech, and although Pieter did not think Lucia jealous of their guest - any more than Gil seemed able to spare the girl more than the most cursory attention - she did seem to resent both the simple distraction she represented and the fact Pieter had suggested they communicate by speech in deference to the girl's seeming total lack of implants.