voiceless

• Qualifie une personne ou un groupe qui n'a pas le pouvoir ou le droit d'exprimer son opinion ou d'être entendu ; s'emploie aussi en phonétique pour désigner des sons produits sans vibration des cordes vocales.

Describes a person or group that lacks the power or right to express an opinion or be heard; also used in phonetics to describe sounds produced without vibration of the vocal cords.

1. Produced without vocal cord vibrationB2formal

   Describes a speech sound made without the vocal cords vibrating, such as 'p', 't', or 's'.

   sourd (phonétique)

   • The 'p' in 'pat' is a voiceless consonant.
   • Linguists classify sounds as either voiced or voiceless.
   • She practiced distinguishing between voiced and voiceless sounds.

   Synonymessurdunvoiced

   Antonymesvoiced

2. Deprived of citizenship rightsC1formal

   Lacking the rights of a citizen, especially the right to vote.

   Sans droit de vote

   • The voiceless population struggled for decades to gain suffrage.
   • Many groups were historically voiceless in political processes.
   • The law left them voiceless in the election.

   Synonymesdisenfranchiseddisfranchisedvoteless

   Antonymesenfranchisedvoting

3. Uttered without voiceB2formal

   Spoken or expressed without using the voice, often in a whisper or silently.

   sans voix, non prononcé à voix haute

   • He gave a voiceless reply, moving only his lips.
   • Her voiceless plea was understood by her friend.
   • The actor performed a voiceless monologue.

   Synonymessilentunvoicedwhispered

   Antonymesarticulatevocalvoiced

4. Unable to speak due to injury or illnessC1formal

   Being without sound because of a physical condition, capable only of whispered speech.

   Aphone

   • After the surgery, he was voiceless for several days.
   • The illness left her voiceless, communicating only in whispers.
   • The voiceless patient wrote notes to communicate.

   Synonymesaphonicdumbmute

   Antonymesspeakingvocal