| consonant | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. consonant | a speech sound that is not a vowel. |
| ~ speech sound, phone, sound | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language. |
| ~ alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge. |
| ~ obstruent | a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth. |
| ~ aspirate | a consonant pronounced with aspiration. |
| ~ labial, labial consonant | a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips. |
| ~ labiodental, labiodental consonant | a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth. |
| ~ nasal, nasal consonant | a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed. |
| ~ lingual | a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs. |
| ~ liquid | a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r'). |
| ~ geminate | a doubled or long consonant.; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate" |
| ~ surd, voiceless consonant | a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords. |
| ~ velar, velar consonant | a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate. |
| ~ guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant | a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat. |
| n. (communication) | 2. consonant | a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant. |
| ~ alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter | the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech.; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
| adj. | 3. consonant, harmonic, harmonical, harmonised, harmonized | involving or characterized by harmony. |
| ~ harmonious | musically pleasing. |
| adj. | 4. accordant, agreeable, concordant, conformable, consonant | in keeping.; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" |
| ~ consistent | (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable.; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war" |
| voice | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. voice | the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech.; "A shrill voice sounded behind us" |
| ~ sound | the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause.; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" |
| ~ androglossia | a woman's voice with male qualities. |
| n. (communication) | 2. phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox | 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" |
| ~ communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. |
| ~ singing voice | the musical quality of the voice while singing. |
| ~ sprechgesang, sprechstimme | a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking. |
| ~ voice over | the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program. |
| n. (event) | 3. voice | a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance.; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery" |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| n. (communication) | 4. articulation, voice | expressing in coherent verbal form.; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings" |
| ~ verbal expression, verbalism, expression | the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions.; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours" |
| n. (act) | 5. voice | 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" |
| ~ means, way, agency | how a result is obtained or an end is achieved.; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" |
| n. (communication) | 6. voice | 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" |
| ~ communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. |
| n. (person) | 7. voice | (metonymy) a singer.; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it" |
| ~ metonymy | substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads'). |
| ~ singer, vocalist, vocaliser, vocalizer | a person who sings. |
| n. (person) | 8. interpreter, representative, spokesperson, voice | an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose.; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" |
| ~ advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. |
| ~ ambassador | an informal representative.; "an ambassador of good will" |
| ~ flack, flack catcher, flak, flak catcher | a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer. |
| ~ mouthpiece, mouth | a spokesperson (as a lawyer). |
| ~ spokesman | a male spokesperson. |
| ~ spokeswoman | a female spokesperson. |
| ~ bagman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, traveling salesman, travelling salesman | a salesman who travels to call on customers. |
| n. (attribute) | 9. voice | the ability to speak.; "he lost his voice" |
| ~ physical ability | the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability. |
| ~ lung-power | the ability to speak loudly. |
| n. (linkdef) | 10. voice | (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes. |
| ~ linguistics | the scientific study of language. |
| ~ grammatical relation | a linguistic relation established by grammar. |
| ~ active voice, active | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb.; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice" |
| ~ passive, passive voice | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb.; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive" |
| n. (communication) | 11. part, voice | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.; "he tried to sing the tenor part" |
| ~ melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
| ~ primo | the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet). |
| ~ secondo | the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet). |
| ~ voice part | a part written for a singer. |
| ~ musical accompaniment, accompaniment, backup, support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts. |
| ~ bass part, bass | the lowest part in polyphonic music. |
| v. (communication) | 12. voice | give voice to.; "He voiced his concern" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (communication) | 13. sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice | utter with vibrating vocal chords. |
| ~ enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
| ~ chirk | make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird. |
| ~ quaver, waver | give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency. |
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