Voicelessness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɔɪsləsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɔɪsləsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɔɪsləsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /vˈɔɪsləsnəs/.

Examples

the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whisper aphonia whispering susurration

Parts of Speech

noun	a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
noun	speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
noun	having no voice in the management or control of affairs “the voicelessness of those who live in situations of hopelessness”

Word Forms

aphonic	adjective	being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
voiceless	adjective	being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
whisper	verb	speak softly; in a low voice
susurrate	verb	issue soft noises

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stimmlosigkeit

eine Störung der Stimmorgane, die zum Verlust der Stimme führt

🇫🇷French

absence de voix

un trouble des organes vocaux entraînant la perte de la voix

🇪🇸Spanish

falta de voz

Un trastorno de los órganos vocales que resulta en la pérdida de la voz.

🇮🇹Italian

senza voce

un disturbo degli organi vocali che provoca la perdita della voce

🇳🇱Dutch

stemloosheid

een aandoening van de stemorganen die leidt tot stemverlies

🇵🇹Portuguese

falta de voz

um distúrbio dos órgãos vocais que resulta na perda da voz

🇷🇺Russian

глухота

заболевание голосовых органов, приводящее к потере голоса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुप्पी

स्वर अंगों का एक विकार जिसके परिणामस्वरूप आवाज की हानि होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

শব্দহীনতা

ভোকাল অঙ্গগুলির একটি ব্যাধি যার ফলে কণ্ঠস্বর হারিয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

குரலற்ற தன்மை

குரல் உறுப்புகளின் சீர்குலைவு, இதன் விளைவாக குரல் இழப்பு ஏற்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వరంలేనితనం

స్వర అవయవాలకు సంబంధించిన రుగ్మత, దీని ఫలితంగా వాయిస్ కోల్పోవడం జరుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आवाजहीनता

स्वराच्या अवयवांचे विकार ज्यामुळे आवाज कमी होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવાજહીનતા

અવાજના અવયવોની અવ્યવસ્થા જે અવાજના નુકશાનમાં પરિણમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ವನಿರಹಿತತೆ

ಧ್ವನಿಯ ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವ ಗಾಯನ ಅಂಗಗಳ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശബ്ദമില്ലായ്മ

ശബ്ദം നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നതിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന വോക്കൽ അവയവങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു തകരാറ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਰਹਿਤ

ਵੋਕਲ ਅੰਗਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਕਾਰ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਖਤਮ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے آواز

صوتی اعضاء کی خرابی جس کے نتیجے میں آواز ختم ہوجاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无声

导致失声的发声器官疾病

🇯🇵Japanese

声が出ない

声を失うことになる発声器官の障害

🇰🇷Korean

무성

목소리의 상실을 초래하는 발성 기관의 장애

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mất giọng

một rối loạn của cơ quan phát âm dẫn đến mất giọng nói

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่มีเสียง

ความผิดปกติของอวัยวะเสียงซึ่งส่งผลให้สูญเสียเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bersuara

kelainan pada organ vokal yang mengakibatkan hilangnya suara

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng boses

isang disorder ng vocal organs na nagreresulta sa pagkawala ng boses

🇲🇾Malay

ketiadaan suara

gangguan pada organ vokal yang mengakibatkan kehilangan suara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الصمت

اضطراب في الأعضاء الصوتية يؤدي إلى فقدان الصوت

🇮🇷Persian

بی صدا بودن

اختلال در اندام های صوتی که منجر به از دست دادن صدا می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

suskunluk

ses kaybıyla sonuçlanan ses organlarında bir bozukluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר קול

הפרעה באיברי הקול שגורמת לאובדן הקול

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