voice
English Thesaurus
1. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | agency, means, way, |
| definition | : | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved (noun.act) |
2. the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | sound, |
| definition | : | the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | androglossia, |
| definition | : | a woman's voice with male qualities (noun.attribute) |
3. the ability to speak (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | physical ability, |
| definition | : | the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | lung-power, |
| definition | : | the ability to speak loudly (noun.attribute) |
4. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | primo, |
| definition | : | the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | secondo, |
| definition | : | the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | voice part, |
| definition | : | a part written for a singer (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bass, bass part, |
| definition | : | the lowest part in polyphonic music (noun.communication) |
5. expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication)
6. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | communication, |
| definition | : | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | singing voice, |
| definition | : | the musical quality of the voice while singing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sprechgesang, sprechstimme, |
| definition | : | a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | voice over, |
| definition | : | the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program (noun.communication) |
7. something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | communication, |
| definition | : | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops) |
8. a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | sound, |
| definition | : | the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event) |
9. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | ambassador, |
| definition | : | an informal representative (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mouth, mouthpiece, |
| definition | : | a spokesperson (as a lawyer) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | spokesman, |
| definition | : | a male spokesperson (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | spokeswoman, |
| definition | : | a female spokesperson (noun.person) |
10. (metonymy) a singer (noun.person)
| domain category | : | metonymy, |
| definition | : | substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') (noun.communication) |
11. (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | grammatical relation, |
| definition | : | a linguistic relation established by grammar (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | active, active voice, |
| definition | : | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | passive, passive voice, |
| definition | : | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb (noun.linkdef) |
| domain category | : | linguistics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
12. give voice to (verb.communication)
13. utter with vibrating vocal chords (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | chirk, |
| definition | : | make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | quaver, waver, |
| definition | : | give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency (verb.communication) |
14. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated (noun.act)
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | give voice to (verb.communication) |
15. the ability to speak (noun.attribute)
16. expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | give voice to (verb.communication) |
17. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract (noun.communication)
18. give voice to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | articulation, voice, |
| definition | : | expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | voicer, |
| definition | : | a speaker who voices an opinion (noun.person) |
19. utter with vibrating vocal chords (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | devoice, |
| definition | : | utter with tense vocal chords (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | the ability to speak (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | phone, sound, speech sound, |
| definition | : | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | sonant, voiced sound, |
| definition | : | a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords (noun.communication) |
20. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated (noun.act)
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | give voice to (verb.communication) |
21. the ability to speak (noun.attribute)
22. expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | give voice to (verb.communication) |
23. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract (noun.communication)
24. give voice to (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | articulation, voice, |
| definition | : | expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | voicer, |
| definition | : | a speaker who voices an opinion (noun.person) |
25. utter with vibrating vocal chords (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | devoice, |
| definition | : | utter with tense vocal chords (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | the ability to speak (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | phone, sound, speech sound, |
| definition | : | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | sonant, voiced sound, |
| definition | : | a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords (noun.communication) |
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