unvoiced

[ uhn-voist ]

adjective

1. not voiced; voiced; not uttered:

   unvoiced complaints.

2. Phonetics. voiceless; without voice; surd:

   unvoiced consonants.

unvoiced

/ ʌnˈvɔɪst /

adjective

1. not expressed or spoken
2. articulated without vibration of the vocal cords; voiceless

Word History and Origins

Origin of unvoiced¹

First recorded in 1855–60; un- ¹ + voiced

Example Sentences

Joyce understood the unvoiced demand that lay behind the obvious one.

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They take their station before the curtain with an unvoiced longing, with a multifarious capacity.

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The unvoiced hate-filled screams of Pyrrus would instantly destroy any mind that received them.

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Rare indeed is the mother of the last generation who has the power and the knowledge to meet the unvoiced demands of this.

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Yet underneath her raillery and self-possession there lay an appeal, the stronger because subtle and unvoiced.

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