voice
v.
raise an opinion; adjust the tone of
n.
sound produced in the throat; expression; language
Human voice
The human voice consists of
sound made by a
human using the
vocal folds for
talking,
singing,
laughing,
crying,
screaming etc. The vocal folds, in combination with the lips, the tongue, the lower jaw, and the palate, are capable of producing highly intricate arrays of sound.The tone of voice may be modulated to suggest
emotions such as
anger,
surprise, or
happiness.
Singers use the
human voice as an instrument for creating
music.
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Voice
Voice sound produced by the speech organs and uttered by the mouth.vo´cal voice n. The sound made by air passing out through the larynx and upper [
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voice
Noun
1. the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"
(hypernym) sound
(hyponym) androglossia
2. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
(synonym) vocalization, vocalisation, phonation, vox
(hypernym) communication
(hyponym) singing voice
(derivation) sound, vocalize, vocalise
3. a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
(hypernym) sound
4. expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
(synonym) articulation
(hypernym) expression
5. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"
(hypernym) means, agency, way
6. something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression; "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"
(hypernym) communication
7. (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
(hypernym) singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
(classification) metonymy
8. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
(synonym) spokesperson, interpreter, representative
(hypernym) advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
(hyponym) ambassador
9. the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"
(hypernym) physical ability
(hyponym) lung-power
(derivation) sound, vocalize, vocalise
10. (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
(hypernym) grammatical relation
(hyponym) active voice, active
(classification) linguistics
11. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"
(synonym) part
(hypernym) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
(hyponym) primo
Verb
1. give voice to; "He voiced his concern"
(hypernym) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
2. utter with vibrating vocal chords
(synonym) sound, vocalize, vocalise
(antonym) devoice
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(hyponym) chirk
Voice
(v. t.)
To vote; to elect; to appoint.
(v. t.)
To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.
(v. t.)
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation.
(v. t.)
To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
(v. i.)
To clamor; to cry out.
(n.)
The tone or sound emitted by anything.
(n.)
The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice.
(n.)
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice.
(n.)
Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; -- distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper.
(n.)
Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote.
(n.)
One who speaks; a speaker.
(n.)
Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion.
(n.)
Command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural language.
(n.)
A particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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