Standard Lemma guide

unvoiced

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: /ˌʌnˈvɔɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪst

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not spoken or expressed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I could guess her unvoiced opinon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Spoken without vibration of the vocal chords.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: voiceless

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

That does not contain voice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, signal-processing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of an IRC user: not granted voice privileges.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: voiceless, surd, hard

Antonyms: voiced

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

not made explicit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the unexpressed terms of the agreement
  • things left unsaid
  • some kind of unspoken agreement
  • his action is clear but his reason remains unstated

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unexpressed, unsaid, unstated, unuttered, unverbalized, unverbalised, unspoken

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English voiced English unvoiced From un- + voiced.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: äänetön — not spoken or expressed
  • Finnish: sanaton — not spoken or expressed
  • Finnish: mykkä — not spoken or expressed
  • Icelandic: ósagður — not spoken or expressed
  • Icelandic: ótjáður — not spoken or expressed