voice
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /vɔɪs/
rhymes: -ɔɪs
Forms: form: voices
form: voyce
Etymology: 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”), from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs, root noun from *wekʷ- (“to utter, speak”). 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.
Senses: examples: text: The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.
text: Stop repeating in that stupid voice what I say.
text: His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.
text: Her voice was euer ſoft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
ref: 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:
text: And joyn thy voice unto the Angel Quire,
ref: 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:
text: Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner had backed manager Houllier during the week and asked for the fans to get behind their team as they looked to steer themselves away from the relegation zone.
To that end, the home supporters were in good voice to begin with, but it was Newcastle who started the game in the ascendancy, with Barton putting a diving header over the top from Jose Enrique's cross.
ref: 2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
glosses: Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonetics
phonology
sciences
glosses: Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
examples: text: And after the earthquake, a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire, a still small voice.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 19:12:
text: Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 40:9:
text: The floods have lifted up their voice.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 93:3:
text: O Marcus, I am warm’d; my heart Leaps at the trumpet’s voice.
ref: 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, a Tragedy:
glosses: The tone or sound emitted by an object
examples: text: to cultivate the voice
glosses: The faculty or power of utterance
examples: text: I desire to bee present with you now, and to change my voyce, for I stand in doubt of you.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 4:20:
text: My voice is in my sword.
ref: 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]:
text: 17th century, John Fell, unknown work
Let us call on God in the voice of his church.
glosses: That which is communicated; message; meaning.
examples: text: Sicinius. How now, my masters! have you chose this man? / 1st Citizen. He has our voices, sir.
ref: 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]:
text: Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice / Of holy senates, and elect by voice.
ref: 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:
text: 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.
ref: 2019 March 24, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, “Thailand's youth demand change ahead of elections”, in CNN, retrieved 24 Mar 2019:
glosses: An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered
examples: text: 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.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 8:20:
glosses: Command; precept.
examples: text: a potent voice of Parliament.
ref: 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “(please specify |part=Prologue or Rpilogue, or |canto=I to CXXIX)”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
text: The inclusion of transgender voices further disrupts the homonormalization of sex and identity evident in popular LGBTQ cinema.
ref: 2016, Sonia Tascon, Tyson Wils, Activist Film Festivals: Towards a Political Subject:
text: 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.”
ref: 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:
glosses: One who speaks; a speaker.
topics: literature
media
publishing
glosses: A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.
examples: text: The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.
text: 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.
ref: 2012, Drew Arlen Mannetter, I Came, I Saw, I Translated, page 197:
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.
examples: text: The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 1999 February 20, Cory McWilliams, “IRC oddities”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <7amrhu$17kg@enews2.newsguy.com>:
topics: IRC
glosses: A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
Synonyms: sense: sound of human speech
word: steven
sense: sound of human speech
word: reard
sense: opinion
word: steven
sense: opinion
word: vote
sense: opinion
word: say-so
sense: voice of verbs
word: diathesis
sense: voice of verbs
english: of verbs
translation: of verbs
word: gender
sense: voice of verbs
word: grammatical voice
sense: voice of verbs
word: verbal voice
Derived terms: sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: at the top of one's voice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: chest voice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: chipmunk voice
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word: cockpit voice recorder
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word: creaky voice
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word: Dalek voice
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word: devoice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: find one's voice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: give voice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: good voice to beg bacon
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word: head voice
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word: indoors voice
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word: indoor voice
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word: in good voice
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word: inner voice
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word: in one voice
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word: inside voice
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word: in voice
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word: keep one's voice down
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word: library voice
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word: like the sound of one's own voice
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word: non-voice
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word: outdoors voice
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word: outdoor voice
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word: outside voice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: pick-by-voice
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word: pick-to-voice
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word: raise one's voice
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word: sexy baby voice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: singing voice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: speaking voice
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word: storm-voice
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word: student voice
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word: the voice of the people, the voice of God
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: throw one's voice
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: tone of voice
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word: undervoice
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word: voice acting
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word: voice-activated
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word: voice actor
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word: voice actress
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word: voice artist
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word: voice assistant
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word: voicebank
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word: voice blindness
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word: voice box
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word: voice call
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word: voice calling in the wilderness
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word: voice changer
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word: voice coil
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word: voice command
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: voice crack
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word: voice crying in the wilderness
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word: voiced
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word: voice-directed warehousing
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word: voice evac
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word: voice evacuation
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word: voice for print
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word: voice glide
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: voice in the wilderness
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word: voiceless
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: voicelet
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: voice lift
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: voice like a foghorn
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word: voice mail
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word: voice mailbox
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word: voice message
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word: voice of reason
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word: voice onset time
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word: voice-over
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: voice over broadband
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word: voice over IP
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word: voice picking
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word: voiceprint
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word: voice procedure alphabet
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word: voice quality
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word: voice recognition
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word: voice synth
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word: voice synthesis
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word: voice synthesizer
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word: voice talent
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word: voice train
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word: voice training
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word: voice-under
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word: voice verify
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word: voice vote
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: voice voting
sense: Terms derived from voice (noun)
word: voice wrap
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word: with one voice
sense: Grammatical terms derived from voice (noun)
word: active voice
sense: Grammatical terms derived from voice (noun)
word: antipassive voice
sense: Grammatical terms derived from voice (noun)
word: lexical middle voice
sense: Grammatical terms derived from voice (noun)
word: mediopassive voice
sense: Grammatical terms derived from voice (noun)
word: middle voice
sense: Grammatical terms derived from voice (noun)
word: neuter voice
sense: Grammatical terms derived from voice (noun)
word: symmetrical voice
sense: Grammatical terms derived from voice (noun)
word: syntactic middle voice