voiceless

(adjective)

adjective

1. produced without vibration of the vocal cords

- unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'

Similar word(s): whispered, hard, surd, unvoiced

2. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote

- labor was voiceless

Similar word(s): disenfranchised, disfranchised, voteless

3. uttered without voice

- voiceless whispers

Similar word(s): inaudible, unhearable, breathed

4. being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech

Similar word(s): inarticulate, unarticulate, aphonic