aphonic

American  

[ey-fon-ik, ey-foh-nik] / eɪˈfɒn ɪk, eɪˈfoʊ nɪk /

adjective

1. mouthed but not spoken; noiseless; silent.

2. Phonetics.

   1. lacking phonation; unvoiced.

   2. without voice; voiceless.

3. Pathology. affected with aphonia.

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noun

1. Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.

aphonic British  

/ əˈfɒnɪk /

adjective

1. affected with aphonia

2. phonetics

   1. not representing a spoken sound, as k in know

   2. voiceless or devoiced

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Etymology

Origin of aphonic

1820–30; < Greek áphōn ( os ) voiceless ( see aphonia) + -ic