1. being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech • Syn: aphonic • Similar to: inarticulate, unarticulate • Derivationally related forms: voicelessness, aphonia (for: aphonic) 2. uttered without voice - could hardly hear her breathed plea, 'Help me' - voiceless whispers • Syn: breathed • Similar to: inaudible, unhearable 3. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote - labor was voiceless - disenfrenchised masses took to the streets • Syn: disenfranchised, disfranchised, voteless • Ant: enfranchised (for: disenfranchised) • Derivationally related forms: voicelessness 4. produced without vibration of the vocal cords - unvoiced consonants such as 'p' and 'k' and 's' • Syn: unvoiced, surd, hard • Ant: voiced (for: unvoiced) • Similar to: whispered • Derivationally related forms: voicelessness
