APHONIA Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word aphonia. (close relations)
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mute | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a deaf person who is unable to speak • a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument adjective satellite • expressed without speech • unable to speak because of hereditary deafness verb • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | ||||||||
silent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by absence of sound • failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to • implied by or inferred from actions or statements • not made to sound • having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility • unable to speak because of hereditary deafness • expressed without speech | ||||||||
soundless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by absence of sound | ||||||||
speechless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • temporarily incapable of speaking | ||||||||
voiceless | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • produced without vibration of the vocal cords • deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote adjective satellite • uttered without voice • being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech | ||||||||
voicelessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice • speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords • having no voice in the management or control of affairs • (phonetics, of a consonant) The property of being spoken without vibration of the vocal cords, as [t], [s], or [f]. |