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voice.

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɔɪs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/vɔjs/South-Asia/vɑjs/South-Asia
  1. Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.

    The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.
    Stop repeating in that stupid voice what I say.
  2. Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

  3. The tone or sound emitted by an object.

  4. The faculty or power of utterance.

    to cultivate the voice
  5. That which is communicated; message; meaning.

  6. An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered.

    figuratively
  7. Command; precept.

    archaic
  8. One who speaks; a speaker.

  9. A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.

  10. A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, which indicates the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

    The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.
  11. In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.

    The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.
  12. A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether they can send messages to the channel.

    Internet
Where this word comes from

From Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx (“voice”). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vāc), Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps), Persian آواز (âvâz). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”) (from Old English stefn (see steven)), Old English hlēoþor, Old English woþ, and Old English reord. Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, vocal, vouch, vowel. Doublet of vox.

verb/vɔɪs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/vɔjs/South-Asia/vɑjs/South-Asia
  1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

    transitive
    He voiced the sentiments of the nation.
  2. To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.

    transitive
  3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of

    transitive
    voice the pipes of an organ
  4. To vote; to elect; to appoint

    obsolete · transitive
  5. To clamor; to cry out

    intransitive · obsolete
  6. To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.

    Internet · transitive
  7. To act as a voice actor to portray a character.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English voysen, voicen, from the noun (see above).

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