unvoiced

American  

[uhn-voist] / ʌnˈvɔɪst /

adjective

1. not voiced; voiced; not uttered.

   unvoiced complaints.

2. Phonetics. voiceless; without voice; surd.

   unvoiced consonants.

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unvoiced British  

/ ʌnˈvɔɪst /

adjective

1. not expressed or spoken

2. articulated without vibration of the vocal cords; voiceless

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Etymology

Origin of unvoiced

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

Example Sentences

For the former "John Wick" and "Fall Guy" fight coordinator, putting grown-up Short Round through his paces was an unvoiced desire that was finally realized.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

The quick and strong embrace of this song suggests an ocean of frustration that pop music leaves largely untapped and unvoiced, and a grass-roots resistance that it has almost no hope of replicating.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

You learn this, and how to love, by being loved even with your growing ledger of broken hearts, rushes to judgment, reckless decisions, unvoiced apologies and selfish deeds.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023

The event also reaffirms Antonio’s unvoiced yearning to reevaluate his uprooting — a need depicted throughout the film with magical realist underwater sequences that invoke an otherworldly atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2021

I would have wriggled just a bit, but each time I looked over at Momma, she seemed to threaten, “Move and I’ll tear you up,” so, obedient to the unvoiced command, I sat still.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou