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adjective

Voiceless adj.

Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb. "I live and die unheard, With a most voiceless thought, sheathing it as a sword."

(Phon.) Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant; surd.

Voiceless stop (Phon.), a consonant made with no audible sound except in the transition to or from another sound; a surd mute, as p, t, k.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Voiceless" Quotes from Famous Books

... the revolution were busily at work, the conservatives were not altogether voiceless; nor were the notes of the romantic lyric silenced. Indeed, men like Hoffmann, Herwegh, and Kinkel could not deny the strong influence of the romantic motives and tones upon much of their best poetry. One lyrist greater than any of them ...

— The German Classics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. VII. • Various

... tribute bears its own reply, And speaks for many a voiceless one, Of hearts disburdened of a sigh ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 • Various

... their adieux, the three took their departure; though once, despite Joe's objurgations, the Old Un must needs come back to kiss Mrs. Trapes's toil-worn hand with a flourish which left her voiceless and round of eye until the clatter of their feet ...

— The Definite Object - A Romance of New York • Jeffery Farnol

... instant. The sparkle of laughter in her eyes sank in a black depth of wonder. Her eyes filled themselves with Balder as a lake is filled with sunshine; and he, the man of the Wilie and philosopher, could only return her gaze in voiceless admiration. ...

— Idolatry - A Romance • Julian Hawthorne

... bird— To sudden utterance stirred, As by a gushing love too great to bear With voiceless silence long— Burst into passionate song, Filling with his ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 • Various

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