voiceless

adjective

being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

uttered without voice

deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

Roots

voxvoic- · Latin · voice

Synonyms for voiceless

aphonicadj surdn sonantn labiodentaln voicedadj velarn labiovelar bilabialn continuantn inarticulateadj

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Where does voiceless come from?

The word voiceless breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root voic-, from Latin vox (“voice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.