voice

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US, UK/vɔɪs/South Asia/vɔjs/South Asia/vɑjs/

noun

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.

“to cultivate the voice”

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Opposite
Very commonScrabble 10

Meanings

voice1

nounvoice (plural voices)

plural voices · alternative obsolete voyce

  1. Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.

    Stop repeating in that stupid voice what I say.

    5 more examples

    The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.

    There was a slight catch in her voice as she read the letter out loud.

    His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.

    Her voice was euer ſoft, Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

    c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], page 309, column 1

    And joyn thy voice unto the Angel Quire,

    1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC, page 2

    Synonyms: steven, reard

  2. human sciencesSound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
  3. The tone or sound emitted by an object.

    The floods have lifted up their voice.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 93:3
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    And after the earthquake, a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire, a still small voice.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 19:12

    Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 40:9

    O Marcus, I am warm’d; my heart Leaps at the trumpet’s voice.

    1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, a Tragedy
  4. The faculty or power of utterance.

    to cultivate the voice

  5. That which is communicated; message; meaning.

    My voice is in my sword.

    c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene vii]
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    I desire to bee present with you now, and to change my voyce, for I stand in doubt of you.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 4:20

    17th century, John Fell, unknown work Let us call on God in the voice of his church.

  6. figurativelyAn expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered.

    Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice / Of holy senates, and elect by voice.

    1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
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    Sicinius. How now, my masters! have you chose this man? / 1st Citizen. He has our voices, sir.

    c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]

    Like many of the 7 million other first time voters, she came of age during half a decade of military rule that has governed the country since former general turned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seized power in a 2014 coup. "We have had our voice taken away for five years," she says.

    2019 March 24, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, “Thailand's youth demand change ahead of elections”, in CNN, retrieved 24 Mar 2019

    Synonyms: steven, vote, say-so

  7. archaicCommand; precept.

    As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall yee perish; because ye would not be obedient vnto the voice of the Lord your God.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 8:20
  8. One who speaks; a speaker.

    a potent voice of Parliament.

    1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “(please specify |part=Prologue or Epilogue, or |canto=I to CXXIX)”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
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    The inclusion of transgender voices further disrupts the homonormalization of sex and identity evident in popular LGBTQ cinema.

    2016, Sonia Tascon, Tyson Wils, Activist Film Festivals: Towards a Political Subject

    President Biden told the American public in an Oval Office address on Wednesday that he had abandoned his re-election campaign because there is “a time and a place for new voices, fresh voices — yes, younger voices.”

    2024 July 25, Katie Rogers, quoting Joe Biden, “Biden Says It Is Time to Step Aside for a Fresh, Younger Voice”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  9. literatureA particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.
  10. grammarA particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, which indicates the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

    The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.

    1 more example

    There are four tenses of the subjunctive (present, perfect, imperfect, and pluperfect) and three voices (active, passive, and deponent). […] See 12.8 for the formation of the deponent voice.

    2012, Drew Arlen Mannetter, I Came, I Saw, I Translated, page 197

    Synonyms: diathesis, gender, grammatical voice, verbal voice

  11. entertainmentIn harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.

    The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.

  12. InternetIRCA flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether they can send messages to the channel.

    True, better clients will remember that a person had a voice before they were opped and will return the + when they are deopped, but that doesn't solve the problem.

    1999 February 20, Cory McWilliams, “IRC oddities”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <7amrhu$17kg@enews2.newsguy.com>

voice2

verbvoice (third-person singular simple present voices, present participle voicing, simple past and past participle voiced)

present singular third person voices · participle present voicing · participle past voiced · past voiced · alternative obsolete voyce

  1. transitiveTo give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

    He voiced the sentiments of the nation.

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    How often he would voice his love of England, his admiration of her Parliament, his pride in her history.

    1893, Annie Wood Besant, An Autobiography

    Rather assume thy right in silence and […] then voice it with claims and challenges.

    1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Great Place”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC

    It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet.

    1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC
  2. transitivehuman sciencesTo utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.
  3. transitiveTo fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of

    voice the pipes of an organ

  4. obsoletetransitiveTo vote; to elect; to appoint
  5. intransitiveobsoleteTo clamor; to cry out

    How wou'd they voice it o're and o're for Tachmas / To come, and blunt the edge of War agen!

    1682, Thomas Southern, The Loyal Brother, Or The Perſian Prince, London: William Cademan, page 29
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    If thou wilt give me Davids heart; Ile voyce, / Great God, with David; and make Davids choyce.

    1638, Francis Quarles, Divine Fancies: Digeſted Into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Obſervations, London: Iohn Marriot, page 67

    It is not the gift of every Perſon, nor of every Age, to harangue the multitude, to Voice it high and loud, & Dominari in Concionibus.

    1666, Robert South, A ſermon preached at Lambeth-Chappel on the 25th of November […] , London: William Nott

    [L]ambs are glad / Nosing the mother's udder, and the bird / Makes his heart voice among the blaze of flowers: […]

    1868, Alfred Tennyson, “Lucretius”, in The Holy Grail and Other Poems, London: Strahan and Co., […], published 1870, →OCLC, page 211
  6. InternettransitiveIRCTo assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.

    I would like this script to allow me to notice not only the ops in a channel, but also those that have been voiced by the ops, at the same time.

    2001 November 22, Thom Peppard, “assistance please”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <B8225C66.240B%thompeppard@tru.eastlink.ca>
    1 more example

    If you then want others to be able to talk, you can voice them (+v) or if you want everyone able to talk, you can remove the moderation flag on the channel (-m).

    2004 August 1, Remco Rijnders, “moderating an IRC session”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <opsb1625xn32ljov@news.xs4all.nl>
  7. broadcastingTo act as a voice actor to portray a character.

    The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.

    2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club

Voice3

proper nounthe Voice
  1. AustraliangovernmentThe Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.

nounAn expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered.

nounA particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, which indicates the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

Similar
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More synonyms by meaning

nounthe sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

nounexpressing in coherent verbal form

Broader
expressionverbal expressionverbalism

nounan advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

nounthe melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

Similar

verbutter with vibrating vocal chords

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

voice · noun

  1. Latinvōcem
  2. Old Frenchvois, voiz
  3. Anglo-Normanvoiz, voys, voice
  4. Middle Englishvoice
  5. Englishvoice

From Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx (“voice”). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vāc), Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps), Persian آواز (âvâz). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”) (from Old English stefn (see steven)), Old English hlēoþor, Old English woþ, and Old English reord. Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, vocal, vouch, vowel. Doublet of vox.

Full word history & related roots →

voice · verb

  1. Middle Englishvoysen
  2. Englishvoice

From Middle English voysen, voicen, from the noun (see above).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans stem
  • stemsound uttered by the mouth
Ancient Greek φωνή, φθέγμα
  • φωνή (phōnḗ)sound uttered by the mouth
  • φθέγμα (phthégma)sound uttered by the mouth
  • ὄψ (óps)sound uttered by the mouth
  • γῆρυς (gêrus)sound uttered by the mouth
  • φωνή (phōnḗ)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • φθέγμα (phthégma)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • ὄψ (óps)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • γῆρυς (gêrus)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • φθέγμα (phthégma)language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • διάθεσις (diáthesis)grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • φωνέω (phōnéō)to give utterance or expression to
Arabic صَوْت, صوت
  • صَوْت (ṣawt)sound uttered by the mouth
  • صوت (ṣōt)sound uttered by the mouth
  • صوت (ṣōt)sound uttered by the mouth
  • صوت (ṣōt)sound uttered by the mouth
  • صَوْت (ṣawt)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • صوت (ṣōt)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • صوت (ṣōt)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • صَوَّت (ṣawwat)to vote
Basque ahots
  • ahotssound uttered by the mouth
Bengali স্বর, গলা
  • স্বর (śor)sound uttered by the mouth
  • গলা (gola)sound uttered by the mouth
  • কণ্ঠ (konṭho)sound uttered by the mouth
Bulgarian глас, звук
  • глас (glas)sound uttered by the mouth
  • звук (zvuk)tone or sound emitted by anything
  • глас (glas)the faculty or power of utterance
  • глас (glas)opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • говори́тел (govorítel)one who speaks; speaker
  • зало́г (zalóg)grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • изказва (izkazva)to give utterance or expression to
  • гласува (glasuva)to vote
  • озвучава (ozvučava)to utter with a sonant or vocal tone
Catalan veu, sonor
  • veusound uttered by the mouth
  • sonorsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • veutone or sound emitted by anything
  • veuthe faculty or power of utterance
  • votopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • veuone who speaks; speaker
  • veugrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Chinese шынйин, 聲音 /声音
  • шынйин (šɨnyin)sound uttered by the mouth
  • 聲音 /声音 (siaⁿ-im)sound uttered by the mouth
Chinese Cantonese 聲 /声, 聲音 /声音
  • 聲 /声 (seng¹)sound uttered by the mouth
  • 聲音 /声音sound uttered by the mouth
Chinese Mandarin 聲音 /声音, 聲 /声
  • 聲音 /声音 (shēngyīn)sound uttered by the mouth
  • 聲 /声 (shēng)sound uttered by the mouth
  • 音聲 /音声 (yīnshēng)sound uttered by the mouth
Czech hlas, znělost
  • hlassound uttered by the mouth
  • znělostsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • hlastone or sound emitted by anything
  • hlasthe faculty or power of utterance
  • hlasopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • rodgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • vyjádřitto give utterance or expression to
Danish stemme, røst
  • stemmesound uttered by the mouth
  • røstsound uttered by the mouth
  • stemningsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • lydtone or sound emitted by anything
  • gennemslagskraftthe faculty or power of utterance
  • stemmelanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • stemmeopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • viljecommand, precept
  • stemmeone who speaks; speaker
  • formgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • stemmemusic: independent vocal or instrumental part
  • give udtryk forto give utterance or expression to
  • udtrykketo give utterance or expression to
  • stemmeto regulate the tone of
  • stemmeto vote
  • udtale stemtto utter with a sonant or vocal tone
Dutch stem, stem
  • stemsound uttered by the mouth
  • stemopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • verkondigento give utterance or expression to
  • onder woorden brengento give utterance or expression to
  • stemmento regulate the tone of
Esperanto voĉo, voĉo
  • voĉosound uttered by the mouth
  • voĉosound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • voĉotone or sound emitted by anything
  • voĉothe faculty or power of utterance
  • voĉoopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • voĉoone who speaks; speaker
  • voĉogrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • verba genrogrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • voĉito give utterance or expression to
  • sonigito regulate the tone of
  • voĉito vote
  • ekkriito clamor
  • voĉito utter with a sonant or vocal tone
Estonian hääl, hääl
  • häälsound uttered by the mouth
  • häälsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • häältone or sound emitted by anything
  • helitone or sound emitted by anything
  • häälthe faculty or power of utterance
  • häällanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • häälopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • tegumoodgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • häälmusic: independent vocal or instrumental part
Finnish ääni, sointi
  • äänisound uttered by the mouth
  • sointisound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • äänitone or sound emitted by anything
  • äänithe faculty or power of utterance
  • sanalanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • äänilanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • ääniopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • käskycommand, precept
  • äänione who speaks; speaker
  • puhujaone who speaks; speaker
  • puhemiesone who speaks; speaker
  • äänitorvione who speaks; speaker
  • kuuluttaato give utterance or expression to
  • sanoato give utterance or expression to
  • ilmaistato give utterance or expression to
  • virittääto regulate the tone of
  • äänestääto vote
  • julistaato clamor
  • antaa puheoikeusinternet: to assign the voice flag
  • antaa puheoikeudetinternet: to assign the voice flag
  • ääninäytelläTV, film: to act as a voice actor
  • esittää ääntäTV, film: to act as a voice actor
  • puhuato utter with a sonant or vocal tone
  • puhua ääneento utter with a sonant or vocal tone
French voix, son
  • voixsound uttered by the mouth
  • sontone or sound emitted by anything
  • voixtone or sound emitted by anything
  • voixlanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • voixopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • voixcommand, precept
  • orateurone who speaks; speaker
  • genregrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • voixgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • voixmusic: independent vocal or instrumental part
  • exprimerto give utterance or expression to
  • énoncerto give utterance or expression to
  • voterto vote
  • clamerto clamor
  • exprimerto clamor
  • proclamerto utter with a sonant or vocal tone
German Stimme, Stimme
  • Stimmesound uttered by the mouth
  • Stimmesound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • Stimmetone or sound emitted by anything
  • Stimmeopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • Stimmecommand, precept
  • Gattunggrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • Aktionsformgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • Diathesegrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • Genus Verbigrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • Verbalgenusgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • Verbgenusgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Greek φωνή, φωνή
  • φωνή (foní)sound uttered by the mouth
  • φωνή (foní)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • ήχος (íchos)tone or sound emitted by anything
  • λαλιά (laliá)language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • ψήφος (psífos)opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • επιταγή (epitagí)command, precept
  • προσταγή (prostagí)command, precept
  • κέλευσμα (kélefsma)command, precept
  • φωνή (foní)one who speaks; speaker
  • φωνή (foní)grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • κραυγάζω (kravgázo)to clamor
Hawaiian leo, leo pili
  • leosound uttered by the mouth
  • leo piligrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Hebrew קוֹל, צְלִיל
  • קוֹל (kol)sound uttered by the mouth
  • צְלִיל (ts'lil)tone or sound emitted by anything
Hindi आवाज़
  • आवाज़ (āvāz)sound uttered by the mouth
Hungarian hang, zönge
  • hangsound uttered by the mouth
  • zöngesound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • zöngésségsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • hangtone or sound emitted by anything
  • hanglanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • kifejezéslanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • kinyilvánításlanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • megnyilvánuláslanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • véleménynyilvánításlanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • hangopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • véleményopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • szóopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • kifejezto give utterance or expression to
  • kimondto give utterance or expression to
  • zöngésítto utter with a sonant or vocal tone
  • zöngével/zöngésen ejtto utter with a sonant or vocal tone
Icelandic rödd, málrómur
  • röddsound uttered by the mouth
  • málrómursound uttered by the mouth
  • rómursound uttered by the mouth
  • raustsound uttered by the mouth
Indonesian suara
  • suarasound uttered by the mouth
Iranian Persian آوا, صِدا
  • آوا (âvâ)sound uttered by the mouth
  • صِدا (sedâ)sound uttered by the mouth
  • آواز (âvâz)sound uttered by the mouth
  • دُنْگ (dong)sound uttered by the mouth
  • بانْگ (bâng)sound uttered by the mouth
  • صُوْت (sowt)sound uttered by the mouth
Irish guth, glórú
  • guthsound uttered by the mouth
  • glórúsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • faígrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • nochtto give utterance or expression to
  • cuir in iúlto give utterance or expression to
Italian voce, voce
  • vocesound uttered by the mouth
  • vocesound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • suonotone or sound emitted by anything
  • parolalanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • opinioneopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • votoopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • comandocommand, precept
  • oratoreone who speaks; speaker
  • oratriceone who speaks; speaker
  • diatesigrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • genere del verbogrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • vocegrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Japanese 声, 音声
  • 声 (koe)sound uttered by the mouth
  • 音声 (onsei)sound uttered by the mouth
  • 有声音 (yuseion)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • 濁音 (dakuon)sound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • 音 (oto)tone or sound emitted by anything
  • 声 (koe)language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • 声 (koe)opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • 声 (koe)command, precept
  • 態 (tai)grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • 声に出す (koe ni dasu)to give utterance or expression to
  • 音を出す (oto wo dasu)to regulate the tone of
  • 声をあげる (koe wo ageru)to vote
  • 声をあげる (koe wo ageru)to clamor
  • 声をあげる (koe wo ageru)to utter with a sonant or vocal tone
Korean 목소리, 소리
  • 목소리 (moksori)sound uttered by the mouth
  • 소리 (sori)sound uttered by the mouth
  • 음성 (eumseong)sound uttered by the mouth
Latin vōx, sonus
  • vōxsound uttered by the mouth
  • sonustone or sound emitted by anything
  • sententiaopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • genus verbi (pl. genera verborum)grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Latvian balss
  • balsssound uttered by the mouth
Lithuanian balsas
  • balsassound uttered by the mouth
Malay suara, bersuara
  • suarasound uttered by the mouth
  • bersuarato give utterance or expression to
Māori reo
  • reosound uttered by the mouth
Norwegian Bokmål stemme, røst
  • stemmesound uttered by the mouth
  • røstsound uttered by the mouth
  • målsound uttered by the mouth
  • stemmeopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • votumopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
Persian گویَنْدِه, واک
  • گویَنْدِه (guyande)one who speaks; speaker
  • واک (vâk)grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • بانگto clamor
Polish głos, odgłos
  • głossound uttered by the mouth
  • odgłostone or sound emitted by anything
  • głosthe faculty or power of utterance
  • głoslanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • głosopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • stronagrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Portuguese voz, fonação
  • vozsound uttered by the mouth
  • fonaçãosound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • somtone or sound emitted by anything
  • vozthe faculty or power of utterance
  • palavralanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • vozlanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • sentençaopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • mandamentocommand, precept
  • falanteone who speaks; speaker
  • vozgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • verbalizarto give utterance or expression to
  • expressarto give utterance or expression to
  • proferirto give utterance or expression to
  • exprimirto give utterance or expression to
  • vocalizarto utter with a sonant or vocal tone
Punjabi ਆਵਾਜ਼
  • ਆਵਾਜ਼ (āvāz)sound uttered by the mouth
Romanian voce, glas
  • vocesound uttered by the mouth
  • glassound uttered by the mouth
  • boacesound uttered by the mouth
  • sonorăsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • consoană sonorăsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • sunet sonorsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • sunet fonicsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • sunettone or sound emitted by anything
  • tontone or sound emitted by anything
  • vocethe faculty or power of utterance
  • glasthe faculty or power of utterance
  • vorbirelanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • exprimato give utterance or expression to
  • manifestato give utterance or expression to
  • vociferato clamor
Russian го́лос, глас
  • го́лос (gólos)sound uttered by the mouth
  • глас (glas)sound uttered by the mouth
  • зало́г (zalóg)grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Scottish Gaelic guth, guth
  • guthsound uttered by the mouth
  • guthtone or sound emitted by anything
  • guththe faculty or power of utterance
Slovak hlas, rod
  • hlassound uttered by the mouth
  • rodgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Spanish voz, sonoro
  • vozsound uttered by the mouth
  • sonorosound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • voztone or sound emitted by anything
  • vozthe faculty or power of utterance
  • palabralanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • votoopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • ordenone who speaks; speaker
  • vozgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • ser la voz deTV, film: to act as a voice actor
  • hacer la voz deTV, film: to act as a voice actor
  • sonorizarto utter with a sonant or vocal tone
Swahili sauti
  • sautisound uttered by the mouth
Swedish röst, stämma
  • röstsound uttered by the mouth
  • stämmasound uttered by the mouth
  • tonsound made through vibration of the vocal cords
  • stämmatone or sound emitted by anything
  • röstlanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • stämmalanguage; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
  • röstopinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
  • viljacommand, precept
  • röstcommand, precept
  • röstone who speaks; speaker
  • diatesgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
  • uttryckato give utterance or expression to
  • ge uttryck förto give utterance or expression to
  • stämmato regulate the tone of
  • röstato vote
  • väljato vote
  • talato utter with a sonant or vocal tone
Tagalog boses, tinig
  • bosessound uttered by the mouth
  • tinigsound uttered by the mouth
Tamil குரல், குரல்
  • குரல் (kural)sound uttered by the mouth
  • குரல் (kural)opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
Thai เสียง
  • เสียง (sǐiang)sound uttered by the mouth
Turkish ses, çatı
  • sessound uttered by the mouth
  • çatıgrammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Ukrainian го́лос, стан
  • го́лос (hólos)sound uttered by the mouth
  • стан (stan)grammar: particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs
Urdu آواز, صدا
  • آواز (āvāz)sound uttered by the mouth
  • صدا (sadā)sound uttered by the mouth
Vietnamese giọng nói, giọng
  • giọng nóisound uttered by the mouth
  • giọngsound uttered by the mouth
Welsh llais
  • llaissound uttered by the mouth
Yiddish שטים, קול
  • שטים (shtim)sound uttered by the mouth
  • קול (kol)sound uttered by the mouth

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