voiceless
adjective
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
labor was voiceless
Related & opposite
- enfranchised antonym
- voicelessness derivation
Sense 3 adjective
uttered without voice
could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'
Related & opposite
- inaudible similar to
Sense 4 adjective
being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
Related & opposite
- voicelessness derivation
- inarticulate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | sonant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whisper |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | whispered |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | enfranchised |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | voicelessness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inaudible |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | voicelessness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | inarticulate |