voice

voice · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.

  2. 2.

    The ability to speak or sing.

  3. 3.

    An agency by which a point of view is expressed or represented.

  4. 4.

    A particular opinion or attitude expressed.

  5. 5.

    (Grammar) A form of a verb showing the relation of the subject to the action.

  6. 6.

    To express something in words.

  7. 7.

    (Phonetics) To pronounce with vibration of the vocal cords.

Forms

plural: voices

Related words

Antonyms: silence
See also: sound, speak, speech, tone
Synonyms: sound, speech, tone

Etymology

From Old French "vois" (Modern French "voix"), from Latin "vox" meaning "voice, sound, utterance." Related to "vocal" and "vocation." The word has been in English since the 13th century.