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Meaning of "voicelessness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VOICELESSNESS

voicelessness  [ˈvɔɪslɪsnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOICELESSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Voicelessness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VOICELESSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Voicelessness

In linguistics, voicelessness is the property of sounds being pronounced without the larynx vibrating. Phonologically, this is a type of phonation, which contrasts with other states of the larynx, but some object that the word "phonation" implies voicing, and that voicelessness is the lack of phonation. The International Phonetic Alphabet has distinct letters for many voiceless and modally voiced pairs of consonants, such as, , , , . In addition, there are diacritics for voicelessness, U+0325  ̥ combining ring below and U+030A  ̊ combining ring above, which is used for letters with a descender. Diacritics are typically used with letters for prototypically voiced sounds, such as vowels and sonorant consonants:, , .

Definition of voicelessness in the English dictionary

The first definition of voicelessness in the dictionary is the condition of being without a voice. Other definition of voicelessness is the condition of being without the power or right to express an opinion. Voicelessness is also the condition of being articulated without accompanying vibration of the vocal cords.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOICELESSNESS


affectlessness
ˈæfɛktlɪsnəs
agelessness
ˈeɪdʒlɪsnəs
baselessness
ˈbeɪslɪsnəs
bootlessness
ˈbuːtlɪsnəs
causelessness
ˈkɔːzlɪsnəs
changelessness
ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪsnəs
deathlessness
ˈdeθlɪsnəs
defenselessness
dɪˈfɛnslɪsnəs
formlessness
ˈfɔːmlɪsnəs
hairlessness
ˈheəlɪsnəs
healthlessness
ˈhɛlθlɪsnəs
movelessness
ˈmuːvlɪsnəs
peacelessness
ˈpiːslɪsnəs
resistlessness
rɪˈzɪstlɪsnəs
resourcelessness
rɪˈzɔːslɪsnəs
sinlessness
ˈsɪnlɪsnəs
stresslessness
ˈstreslɪsnəs
stylelessness
ˈstaɪllɪsnəs
sunlessness
ˈsʌnlɪsnəs
waterlessness
ˈwɔːtəlɪsnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOICELESSNESS

voice part
voice production
voice range
voice recognition
voice response
voice synthesis
voice synthesizer
voice training
voice vote
voice-activated
voice-leading
voice-lift
voice-over
voiced
voiceful
voicefulness
voiceless
voicelessly
voiceprint
voicer

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOICELESSNESS

biliousness
business
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of voicelessness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «voicelessness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOICELESSNESS

Find out the translation of voicelessness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of voicelessness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «voicelessness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无发言权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la falta de voz
570 millions of speakers

English

voicelessness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

voicelessness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اختفاء صوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глухость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

voicelessness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

voicelessness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans voix
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Suara tanpa suara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sprachlosigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

voicelessness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

voicelessness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Voicelessness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

voicelessness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

voicelessness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Voicelessness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

voicelessness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza voce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

voicelessness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глухість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

voicelessness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφωνίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voicelessness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

voicelessness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

voicelessness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of voicelessness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOICELESSNESS»

The term «voicelessness» is used very little and occupies the 156.332 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOICELESSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «voicelessness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «voicelessness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about voicelessness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOICELESSNESS»

Discover the use of voicelessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to voicelessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Female Voicelessness in Conrad and Welsh - in Heart of ...
This does obviously not mean that the women in the texts do not speak at all. They do speak, but when this is the case, it is only always inreactionto a man’s word or action.
Jenny Roch, 2006
2
Femininity and Shame: Women, Men, and Giving Voice to the ...
Introduction. Women. and. Voicelessness. "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth." Isaiah 53:7 ...
Barbara L. Eurich-Rascoe, Hendrika Vande Kemp, 1997
3
Voicelessness
Phonologically, this is a type of phonation, which contrasts with other states of the larynx, but some object that the word "phonation" implies voicing, and that voicelessness is the lack of phonation.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
4
On Language: Selected Writings of Joseph H. Greenberg
Reverting to the tendency to loss of voiceless vowels, the suggestion may be advanced that, in many historical instances of loss of vowels, there was, in fact, a period of voicelessness which could not find expression in the orthography.
Joseph Harold Greenberg, Keith M. Denning, Suzanne Kemmer, 1990
5
Substance and Structure of Language
Reverting to the tendency to loss of voiceless vowels, the suggestion may be advanced that, in many historical instances of loss of vowels, there was, in fact, a period of voicelessness which could not find expression in the orthography.
Jaan Puhvel
6
Routledge International Handbook of Qualitative Nursing Research
Voicelessness. Technological Access —) Initiating Maintaining Discontinuing J _\ Treatment Interference <— Possibilities and Limitations —> Figure 7.1 Model of technological access during critical illness Source: Happ et al. (1998b). device ...
Cheryl Tatano Beck, Cheryl Tatano Beck, Dnsc, Cnm, Faan, 2013
7
Philosophy, Feminism, and Faith
Lorraine Code, "Voice and Voicelessness," in Philosophies in a Feminist Voite, pp. 206, 217. 17. Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1982).
Ruth E. Groenhout, Marya Bower, 2003
8
Eradication of poverty and empowerment of the poor
Powerlessness and voicelessness, indebtedness, lack of education, lack of transportation, roads, and water, and vulnerability deserve a short elaboration in order to understand the causes of poverty from the experience of the poor themselves ...
Amal Raj Chellakan, 2007
9
Linguistics of the Himalayas and Beyond
Thus, in stak-zhi 'tree' (Classical stag- pa 'birch tree') the sounds Is] and [t] are united by voicelessness to form a voicelessness piece; in sdik 'hardship' ( Classical sdig-pa 'sin'), [2] and the plosive [d] are united by voice in a voice piece [ad], ...
Roland Bielmeier, Felix Haller, 2007
10
Violence in Francophone African and Caribbean Women's Literature
Carole Boyce Davies and Elaine Savory Fido, coeditors oiOutoftheKumbla, Caribbean Women and Literature, describe the absence of women writers in Caribbean studies as "voicelessness": "The concept of voiceless- ness necessarily ...
Chantal Kalisa, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOICELESSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term voicelessness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Challenging the narrative of Black African female voicelessness
She boldly stares at you against the backdrop of domesticity rewriting history and challenging the narrative of Black African female voicelessness. Each image ... «The Kubatana, Jul 15»
2
Inspiration For Big Pharma From Pixar And Facebook
A second, equally problematic aspect of big pharma (and, I suspect, most big companies) culture is the sense of employee voicelessness, the feeling that unless ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Abortion as Problem-Solving through Might Makes Right
It is only the weakness and voicelessness and vulnerability of those little children that allows abortion to be business as usual in our society. Editor's note: This ... «National Right to Life News, Jul 15»
4
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: The Education Of A Magician Review
Voicelessness has long been a useful image for subjection, and it's one Strange & Norrell uses to real effect here. The "rose" at Lady Pole's mouth is fairy tale ... «Den of Geek!, Jun 15»
5
Literary Mixtapes: PW Talks with John Keene
Key for me was figuring out how to convey the growth of the main character, Carmel, from voicelessness at the story's beginning to her first-person narration at its ... «Publishers Weekly, Mar 15»
6
Heroes of Our Time Immortalized on LEGO iPhone 6 Cases
The project juxtaposes the voicelessness of political prisoners against the easy, mindless communication most of us take for granted. People can visit the project ... «PSFK, Feb 15»
7
Medical Mysteries: What was wrong with the professor's voice?
The classroom wasn't the only area of Cutter's life affected by her voicelessness. The mother of two teenagers, Cutter, now 52, recalls that she “couldn't yell — or ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
8
On Those Migrants Up a Pole (POYi Spot News Award)
(If it's actually a speaker, by the way, voicelessness is invisibility's cousin.) (photo: Santi Palacios/AP. caption: A sub-Saharan migrant sits on top of a pole set in a ... «BagNews Notes, Feb 15»
9
Basquiat paintings coming to Art Gallery of Ontario
... so much of what we're grappling with is the voicelessness of the individual in a confused and confrontational society," said AGO director Matthew Teitelbaum. «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
10
LGBTQ Hyphen: The Visibility Project Tour
I thought about how Samantha's reticence pushes her story back into the recesses of invisibility, and perpetuates the feeling of voicelessness that many queer ... «Hyphen Magazine, Oct 14»

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