voicelessly

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adverb

In a voiceless manner.

OriginEnglish voiceless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- →
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Meanings

adverbvoicelessly (comparative more voicelessly, superlative most voicelessly)

comparative more voicelessly · superlative most voicelessly

  1. In a voiceless manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inaudibly

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  3. Proto-Italic*wōks
  4. Latinvōcem
  5. Anglo-Normanvoiz
  6. Middle Englishvoys
  7. Englishvoice
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. Englishvoiceless
  13. Englishvoicelessly

From voiceless + -ly.

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Translations

German stimmlos
  • stimmlosTranslations
Polish bezdźwięcznie
  • bezdźwięcznieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

voicelessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voicelessly

MLA

“voicelessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voicelessly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voicelessly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voicelessly.

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