Unvoiced — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

not made explicit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnvˈɔɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnvˈɔɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnvˈɔɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnvˈɔɪst/.

Examples

unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'
the unexpressed terms of the agreement
things left unsaid

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unstated unspoken unexpressed unsaid unuttered surd hard voiceless unverbalized unverbalised

Antonyms

voiced

Parts of Speech

adjective	produced without vibration of the vocal cords “unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'”
adjective	not made explicit “the unexpressed terms of the agreement”

Word Forms

voicelessness

noun

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stimmlos

ohne Vibration der Stimmbänder erzeugt

🇫🇷French

sourd

produit sans vibration des cordes vocales

🇪🇸Spanish

acallado

producido sin vibración de las cuerdas vocales

🇮🇹Italian

senza voce

prodotto senza vibrazione delle corde vocali

🇳🇱Dutch

stemloos

geproduceerd zonder trilling van de stembanden

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem voz

produzido sem vibração das cordas vocais

🇷🇺Russian

глухой

производится без вибрации голосовых связок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुप

स्वर रज्जु के कंपन के बिना उत्पन्न होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

குரல் கொடுக்கப்படாத

குரல் நாண்களின் அதிர்வு இல்லாமல் உற்பத்தி செய்யப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వరము లేని

స్వర తంతువుల కంపనం లేకుండా ఉత్పత్తి అవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

unvoiceed

व्होकल कॉर्डच्या कंपनाशिवाय तयार होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવાજ વગરનો

વોકલ કોર્ડના કંપન વિના ઉત્પન્ન થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ವನಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಗಾಯನ ಹಗ್ಗಗಳ ಕಂಪನವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശബ്ദമില്ലാത്തത്

വോക്കൽ കോഡുകളുടെ വൈബ്രേഷൻ ഇല്ലാതെ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ

ਵੋਕਲ ਕੋਰਡਜ਼ ਦੇ ਵਾਈਬ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے آواز

آواز کی ہڈیوں کے کمپن کے بغیر پیدا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清音

声带不振动的情况下产生

🇯🇵Japanese

無声

声帯の振動なしで生成される

🇰🇷Korean

무성의

성대의 진동 없이 생성됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô thanh

được tạo ra mà không có sự rung động của dây thanh âm

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เปล่งเสียง

โดยไม่เกิดการสั่นสะเทือนของเส้นเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg tak disuarakan

dihasilkan tanpa getaran pita suara

🇵🇭Filipino

walang tinig

ginawa nang walang vibration ng vocal cords

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bersuara

dihasilkan tanpa getaran pita suara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صامت

يتم إنتاجه دون اهتزاز الحبال الصوتية

🇮🇷Persian

بی صدا

بدون لرزش تارهای صوتی تولید می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sessiz

ses telleri titreşmeden üretilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא קול

מיוצר ללא רטט של מיתרי הקול

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'unvoiced'?

The primary meaning of 'unvoiced' is 'produced without vibration of the vocal cords'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unvoiced' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'unvoiced' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unvoiced' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unvoiced' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'unvoiced' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'unvoiced' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'unvoiced' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'unvoiced' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'unvoiced' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'unvoiced' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted