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

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

Think of the words whirling around in your head: that tasteless joke you wisely kept to yourself at dinner; your unvoiced impression of your best friend’s new partner.

From New York Times • May 1, 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

When he was younger, he had admired people with moneyed childhoods and foreign accents, but he had come to sense an unvoiced yearning in them, a sad search for something they could never find.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie