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voiceless

Pronunciation: /ˈvɔɪsləs/

The English word “voiceless” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
  2. Without a vote; having no input into a decision.
  3. Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].

Etymology

From voice + -less.

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