the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, esp. of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
2.
the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by the controlled expulsion of air; speech: to lose one's voice.
3.
a range of such sounds distinctive to one person, or to a type of person or animal: Her voice is commanding.
4.
the condition or effectiveness of the voice for speaking or singing: to be in poor voice.
5.
a sound likened to or resembling vocal utterance: the voice of the wind.
6.
something likened to speech as conveying impressions to the mind: the voice of nature.
7.
expression in spoken or written words, or by other means: to give voice to one's disapproval by a letter.
8.
the right to present and receive consideration of one's desires or opinions: We were given no voice in the election.
9.
an expressed opinion or choice: a voice for compromise.
10.
an expressed will or desire: the voice of the people.
11.
expressed wish or injunction: obedient to the voice of God.
12.
the person or other agency through which something is expressed or revealed: a warning that proved to be the voice of prophecy.
13.
a singer: one of our best voices.
14.
a voice part: a score for piano and voice.
15.
Phonetics. the audible result of phonation and resonance.
16.
Grammar.
a.
a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in some languages, as Latin, and which is typically used to indicate the relation of the verbal action to the subject as performer, undergoer, or beneficiary of its action.
b.
a set of syntactic devices in some languages, as English, that is similar to this set in function.
c.
any of the categories of these sets: the English passive voice; the Greek middle voice.
17.
the finer regulation, as of intensity and color, in tuning, esp. of a piano or organ.
–verb (used with object)
18.
to give utterance or expression to; declare; proclaim: to voice one's discontent.
19.
Music.
a.
to regulate the tone of, as the pipes of an organ.
b.
to write the voice parts for (music).
20.
to utter with the voice.
21.
Phonetics. to pronounce with glottal vibration.
22.
to interpret from sign language into spoken language.
–adjective
23.
Computers. of or pertaining to the use of human or synthesized speech: voice-data entry; voice output.
24.
Telecommunications. of or pertaining to the transmission of speech or data over media designed for the transmission of speech: voice-grade channel; voice-data network.
—Idioms
25.
the still, small voice, the conscience: He was only occasionally troubled by the still, small voice.
26.
with one voice, in accord; unanimously: They arose and with one voice acclaimed the new president.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME (n.) < AF voiz, voice (OF voiz, vois) < L vōcem, acc. of vōx; akin to vocāre to call, Gk óps voice, épos word (see epic), Skt vakti (he) speaks]
The sound produced by the vocal organs of a vertebrate, especially a human.
The ability to produce such sounds.
Musical sound produced by vibration of the human vocal cords and resonated within the throat and head cavities.
The quality or condition of a person's singing: a baritone in excellent voice.
A singer: a choir of excellent voices.
One of the individual vocal or instrumental parts or strands in a composition: a fugue for four voices; string voices carrying the melody. Also called voice part.
Expression; utterance: gave voice to their feelings at the meeting.
A medium or agency of expression: a newsletter that serves as a neighborhood voice.
The right or opportunity to express a choice or opinion: a territory that has a voice, but not a vote, in Congress.
A specified quality, condition, or pitch of vocal sound: a hoarse voice; the child's piping voice.
Linguistics Expiration of air through vibrating vocal cords, used in the production of vowels and voiced consonants.
A sound resembling or reminiscent of vocal utterance: the murmuring voice of the forest.
Music
Musical sound produced by vibration of the human vocal cords and resonated within the throat and head cavities.
The quality or condition of a person's singing: a baritone in excellent voice.
A singer: a choir of excellent voices.
One of the individual vocal or instrumental parts or strands in a composition: a fugue for four voices; string voices carrying the melody. Also called voice part.
Expression; utterance: gave voice to their feelings at the meeting.
A medium or agency of expression: a newsletter that serves as a neighborhood voice.
The right or opportunity to express a choice or opinion: a territory that has a voice, but not a vote, in Congress.
Expression; utterance: gave voice to their feelings at the meeting.
A medium or agency of expression: a newsletter that serves as a neighborhood voice.
The right or opportunity to express a choice or opinion: a territory that has a voice, but not a vote, in Congress.
Grammar A property of verbs or a set of verb inflections indicating the relation between the subject and the action expressed by the verb: "Birds build nests" uses the active voice; "nests built by birds" uses the passive voice. Also called diathesis.
The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or of a character in a book.
tr.v.
voiced, voic·ing, voic·es
To give voice to; utter: voice a grievance. See Synonyms at vent1.
Linguistics To pronounce with vibration of the vocal cords.
Music
To provide (a composition) with voice parts.
To regulate the tone of (the pipes of an organ, for example).
To provide the voice for (a cartoon character or show, for example): The animated series was voiced by famous actors.
[Middle English, from Old French vois, from Latin vōx, vōc-; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
c.1290, "sound made by the human mouth," from O.Fr. voiz, from L. vocem (nom. vox) "voice, sound, utterance, cry, call, speech, sentence, language, word," related to vocare "to call," from PIE base *wek- "give vocal utterance, speak" (cf. Skt. vakti "speaks, says," vacas- "word;" Avestan vac- "speak, say;" Gk. aor. eipon "spoke, said," epos "word;" O.Prus. wackis "cry;" Ger. er-wähnen "to mention"). Replaced O.E. stefn. Meaning "ability in a singer" is first attested 1607. Verb meaning "to express" (a feeling, opinion, etc.) first attested 1607. The noun in this sense (in ref. to groups of people, etc., e.g. Voice of America) is recorded from 1390.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"
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"
3.
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
4.
expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings" [syn: articulation]
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"
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"
7.
(metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
8.
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" [syn: spokesperson]
9.
the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"
10.
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
11.
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" [syn: part]
the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing Example: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.
Arabic:
صَوْت
Chinese (Simplified):
嗓音, 声音
Chinese (Traditional):
嗓音, 聲音
Czech:
hlas
Danish:
stemme
Dutch:
stem
Estonian:
hääl
Finnish:
ääni
French:
voix
German:
die Stimme
Greek:
φωνή
Hungarian:
hang
Icelandic:
rödd, (mál)rómur
Indonesian:
suara
Italian:
voce
Japanese:
声
Korean:
목소리, 음성
Latvian:
balss
Lithuanian:
balsas
Norwegian:
stemme, røst, mål
Polish:
głos
Portuguese (Brazil):
voz
Portuguese (Portugal):
voz
Romanian:
voce
Russian:
голос
Slovak:
hlas
Slovenian:
glas
Spanish:
voz
Swedish:
röst, stämma
Turkish:
ses
voice2[vois]noun
the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion Example: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience
Arabic:
صَوْت، رأي، تَعْبير
Chinese (Simplified):
意见
Chinese (Traditional):
意見
Czech:
hlas
Danish:
stemme
Dutch:
stem
Estonian:
hääl
Finnish:
ääni
French:
voix
German:
die Stimme
Greek:
φωνή
Hungarian:
vélemény
Icelandic:
álit, vilji; (innri) rödd
Indonesian:
suara
Italian:
voce
Japanese:
意見
Korean:
(의견·이성 등의) 소리
Latvian:
balss
Lithuanian:
balsas
Norwegian:
folkeopinion; medbestemmelsesrett, stemme
Polish:
głos
Portuguese (Brazil):
voz
Portuguese (Portugal):
voz
Romanian:
voce
Russian:
мнение; голос
Slovak:
hlas
Slovenian:
glas
Spanish:
voz
Swedish:
röst
Turkish:
fikir, düşünce
voice1[vois]verb
to express (feelings etc) Example: He voiced the discontent of the whole group.
Arabic:
يُعَبِّر عن
Chinese (Simplified):
表达
Chinese (Traditional):
表達
Czech:
vyjádřit
Danish:
give udtryk for
Dutch:
uiten
Estonian:
väljendama
Finnish:
ilmaista
French:
exprimer
German:
Ausdruck geben
Greek:
εκφράζω, εξωτερικεύω
Hungarian:
kifejez, hangot ad (vminek)
Icelandic:
tjá, láta í ljós
Indonesian:
menyatakan
Italian:
dare voce*
Japanese:
言い表わす
Korean:
표현하다, 표명하다
Latvian:
izteikt (vārdos)
Lithuanian:
išreikšti
Norwegian:
gi uttrykk for, (la) komme til orde
Polish:
wyrazić
Portuguese (Brazil):
exprimir
Portuguese (Portugal):
dar voz
Romanian:
a exprima
Russian:
высказывать
Slovak:
vyjadriť, vysloviť (názor)
Slovenian:
izraziti
Spanish:
expresar
Swedish:
uttala, uttrycka
Turkish:
söylemek, ifade etmek
voice2[vois]verb
to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath Example: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.
Ac"tive\, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind. 2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal. Active and nervous was his gait. --Wordsworth. 3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano. 4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal. 5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes. 6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman. 7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn. 8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy. 9. (Gram.) (a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice. (b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive. (c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state. Active capital, Active wealth, money, or property that may readily be converted into money. Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick; sprightly; prompt; energetic.
Ep"ic\, a. [L. epicus, Gr. ?, from ? a word, speech, tale, song; akin to L. vox voice: cf. F. ['e]pique. See Voice.] Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of some hero, are narrated in an elevated style. The epic poem treats of one great, complex action, in a grand style and with fullness of detail. --T. Arnold.
E*quiv"o*cal\, a. [L. aequivocus: aequus equal + vox, vocis, word. See Equal, and Voice, and cf. Equivoque.]1. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence. For the beauties of Shakespeare are not of so dim or equivocal a nature as to be visible only to learned eyes. --Jeffrey. 2. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal. "Equivocal repentances." --Milton. 3. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful. "How equivocal a test." --Burke. Equivocal chord (Mus.), a chord which can be resolved into several distinct keys; one whose intervals, being all minor thirds, do not clearly indicate its fundamental tone or root; the chord of the diminished triad, and the diminished seventh. Syn: Ambiguous; doubtful; uncertain; indeterminate. Usage: Equivocal, Ambiguous. We call an expression ambiguous when it has one general meaning, and yet contains certain words which may be taken in two different senses; or certain clauses which can be so connected with other clauses as to divide the mind between different views of part of the meaning intended. We call an expression equivocal when, taken as a whole, it conveys a given thought with perfect clearness and propriety, and also another thought with equal propriety and clearness. Such were the responses often given by the Delphic oracle; as that to Cr?sus when consulting about a war with Persia: "If you cross the Halys, you will destroy a great empire." This he applied to the Persian empire, which lay beyond that river, and, having crossed, destroyed his own, empire in the conflict. What is ambiguous is a mere blunder of language; what is equivocal is usually intended to deceive, though it may occur at times from mere inadvertence. Equivocation is applied only to cases where there is a design to deceive.
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