voiceless

/vˈɔɪsləs/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. produced without vibration of the vocal cords
   “unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'”
2. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
   “labor was voiceless”
3. uttered without voice
   “could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'”
4. being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

Synonyms for voiceless

• unvoiced
• surd
• hard
• whispered
• disenfranchised
• disfranchised
• voteless
• breathed
• inaudible
• aphonic
• inarticulate