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Voice

noun/vˈɔɪs/
Definition
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/vˈɔɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/vˈɔɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/vˈɔɪs/
1 syllable Say it as /vˈɔɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
“A shrill voice sounded behind us”
nounthe sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
“a singer takes good care of his voice”
nouna sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
“the noisy voice of the waterfall”
nounexpressing in coherent verbal form
“the articulation of my feelings”
nouna means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
“the voice of the law”
nounsomething suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
“the wee small voice of conscience”
noun(metonymy) a singer
“he wanted to hear trained voices sing it”
nounan advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
“the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government”
nounthe ability to speak
“he lost his voice”
noun(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
nounthe melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
“he tried to sing the tenor part”
verbgive voice to
“He voiced his concern”
verbutter with vibrating vocal chords
Word Forms
voiceverbutter with vibrating vocal chords
vocalizeverbutter with vibrating vocal chords
vocaliseverbutter with vibrating vocal chords
vocalistnouna person who sings
phonateverbutter speech sounds
articulateverbput into words or an expression
voicenouna means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
voicernouna speaker who voices an opinion
soundnoun(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
sonantnouna speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
vocalizationnounthe sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalizernounan organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalisationnounthe sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalisernounan organism that can utter vocal sounds
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Stimme
die charakteristische Qualität oder Tonhöhe oder der Zustand der Rede einer Person
🇫🇷French
voix
la qualité, la hauteur ou l'état distinctif du discours d'une personne
🇪🇸Spanish
voz
la cualidad distintiva, el tono o la condición del habla de una persona
🇮🇹Italian
voce
la qualità distintiva, il tono o la condizione del discorso di una persona
🇳🇱Dutch
stem
de onderscheidende kwaliteit, toonhoogte of toestand van iemands spraak
🇵🇹Portuguese
voz
a qualidade distintiva, tom ou condição da fala de uma pessoa
🇷🇺Russian
голос
отличительное качество, высота или состояние речи человека
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आवाज़
किसी व्यक्ति के भाषण की विशिष्ट गुणवत्ता या पिच या स्थिति
🇧🇩Bengali
ভয়েস
একজন ব্যক্তির বক্তব্যের স্বতন্ত্র গুণ বা পিচ বা অবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
குரல்
ஒரு நபரின் பேச்சின் தனித்துவமான தரம் அல்லது சுருதி அல்லது நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
వాయిస్
ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క ప్రసంగం యొక్క విలక్షణమైన నాణ్యత లేదా పిచ్ లేదా స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
आवाज
एखाद्या व्यक्तीच्या भाषणाची विशिष्ट गुणवत्ता किंवा खेळपट्टी किंवा स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
અવાજ
વ્યક્તિની વાણીની વિશિષ્ટ ગુણવત્તા અથવા પિચ અથવા સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಧ್ವನಿ
ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮಾತಿನ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಪಿಚ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശബ്ദം
ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ സംസാരത്തിൻ്റെ വ്യതിരിക്തമായ ഗുണനിലവാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിച്ച് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਵਾਜ਼
ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
آواز
کسی شخص کی تقریر کا مخصوص معیار یا پچ یا حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
嗓音
一个人讲话的独特品质、音调或状态
🇯🇵Japanese
人のスピーチの独特の質、高さ、または状態
🇰🇷Korean
목소리
사람의 말의 독특한 품질이나 음조 또는 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tiếng nói
chất lượng đặc biệt hoặc cao độ hoặc điều kiện của bài phát biểu của một người
🇹🇭Thai
เสียง
คุณภาพหรือระดับเสียงหรือสภาพที่โดดเด่นของคำพูดของบุคคล
🇮🇩Indonesian
suara
kualitas atau nada atau kondisi ucapan seseorang yang khas
🇵🇭Filipino
boses
ang natatanging kalidad o pitch o kondisyon ng pagsasalita ng isang tao
🇲🇾Malay
suara
kualiti atau nada atau keadaan pertuturan seseorang yang tersendiri
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
صوت
الجودة المميزة أو درجة الصوت أو حالة خطاب الشخص
🇮🇷Persian
صدا
کیفیت یا زیر و بم یا شرایط متمایز گفتار یک فرد
🇹🇷Turkish
ses
Bir kişinin konuşmasının ayırt edici niteliği, perdesi veya durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
קוֹל
האיכות הייחודית או הגובה או המצב של דיבורו של אדם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'voice'?
The primary meaning of 'voice' is 'the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'voice' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'voice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'voice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'voice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'voice' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'voice' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'voice' in regular conversations?
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