voice meaning and definition

VOICE noun

Definition of voice (noun)

1. the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
   • "A shrill voice sounded behind us"
2. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
   • "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
   • synonyms: phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, vox
3. a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
   • "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
4. expressing in coherent verbal form
   • "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
   • synonyms: articulation
5. a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
   • "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"
6. something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
   • "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"
7. (metonymy) a singer
   • "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
8. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
   • "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
   • synonyms: interpreter, representative, spokesperson
9. the ability to speak
   • "he lost his voice"
10. (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
11. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
    • "he tried to sing the tenor part"
    • synonyms: part

VOICE verb

Definition of voice (verb)

1. give voice to
   • "He voiced his concern"
2. utter with vibrating vocal chords
   • synonyms: sound, vocalise, vocalize
   • antonym: devoice