voiceless

English

adj
Definitions
  • Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
  • (figurative) Without a vote; having no input into a decision.
  • (phonetics) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd. Examples: [t], [s], [f].

Etymology

Suffix from English voice.

Origin

English

voice

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