Word: voice Part of Speech: noun 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”). 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. Pronunciation: /vɔɪs/, /vɔjs/, /vɑjs/ 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. Example: The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history. Example: Stop repeating in that stupid voice what I say. 2. 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. 3. The tone or sound emitted by an object. Example: And after the earthquake, a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire, a still small voice. Example: Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 4. The faculty or power of utterance. Example: to cultivate the voice 5. That which is communicated; message; meaning. Example: I desire to bee present with you now, and to change my voyce, for I stand in doubt of you. Example: My voice is in my sword. 6. An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered. Labels: figuratively Example: Sicinius. How now, my masters! have you chose this man? / 1st Citizen. He has our voices, sir. Example: Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice / Of holy senates, and elect by voice. 7. Command; precept. Labels: archaic Example: 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. 8. One who speaks; a speaker. Example: a potent voice of Parliament. Example: The inclusion of transgender voices further disrupts the homonormalization of sex and identity evident in popular LGBTQ cinema. 9. A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling. 10. A 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. Example: The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive. 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. 11. In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition. Example: The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts. 12. A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether they can send messages to the channel. Labels: Internet Example: 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.