voice, n.
(voices)
freq. cnt. 170
(voices)
freq. cnt. 170
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 78 freq. cnt.: 78
voice
sample sentences
"A shrill voice sounded behind us"
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 69 freq. cnt.: 69
phonation vocalisation vocalism vocalization voice vox
sample sentences
"a singer takes good care of his voice""the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
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expressing in coherent verbal form
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
articulation voice
sample sentences
"the articulation of my feelings""I gave voice to my feelings"
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a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
voice
sample sentences
"the noisy voice of the waterfall""the incessant voices of the artillery"
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a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
voice
sample sentences
"the voice of the law""the Times is not the voice of New York"
"conservatism has many voices"
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something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
voice
sample sentences
"the wee small voice of conscience""the voice of experience"
"he said his voices told him to do it"
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the ability to speak
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
voice
sample sentences
"he lost his voice"
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an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
interpreter representative spokesperson voice
sample sentences
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
(metonymy) a singer
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
voice
sample sentences
"he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
part voice
sample sentences
"he tried to sing the tenor part"
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(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
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voice
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