unvoiced

• Qualifie ce qui n'est pas exprimé par des mots, soit parce que c'est implicite ou sous-entendu, soit parce que cela n'est pas prononcé ou dit à voix haute. Peut aussi désigner un son non articulé ou une consonne sourde en phonétique.

Describes something that is not expressed in words; implied or unspoken.

1. Phonetics: produced without vocal cord vibrationC1formal

   Describes a speech sound that is made without the vocal cords vibrating, such as 'p', 't', 'k', 'f', and 's'.

   non voisé

   • The 'p' in 'pat' is an unvoiced consonant.
   • Linguists classify 's' as an unvoiced fricative.
   • In English, the 't' sound is often unvoiced at the beginning of a word.

   Synonymesaphonicbreathedsurdvoiceless

   Antonymesvoiced

2. Not expressed or statedC1formal

   Not spoken or communicated aloud; remaining implicit or silent.

   non exprimé

   • There was an unvoiced agreement between them.
   • Her unvoiced concerns were obvious from her expression.
   • The team had an unvoiced rule about punctuality.

   Synonymesimplicitmutesilenttacitunexpressedunsaidunspokenunutteredwordless

   Antonymesarticulateddeclaredexpressedspokenstatedutteredverbalizedvoiced