noun
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
Examples
- A shrill voice sounded behind us
noun
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
Synonyms
Examples
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
noun
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
Examples
- the noisy voice of the waterfall
- the incessant voices of the artillery
noun
expressing in coherent verbal form
Synonyms
Examples
- the articulation of my feelings
- I gave voice to my feelings
noun
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
Examples
- the voice of the law
- the Times is not the voice of New York
- conservatism has many voices
noun
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
Examples
- the wee small voice of conscience
- the voice of experience
- he said his voices told him to do it
noun
(metonymy) a singer
Examples
- he wanted to hear trained voices sing it
noun
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
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- the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government
noun
the ability to speak
Examples
- he lost his voice
noun
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
noun
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
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- he tried to sing the tenor part
verb
give voice to
Examples
- He voiced his concern
verb
utter with vibrating vocal chords
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