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• speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …   Universalium

• Aphonic — A*phon ic, Aphonous Aph o*nous, a. Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but whispered speech. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aphonic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Lacking the power or faculty of speech: dumb, inarticulate, mute, speechless, voiceless. See WORDS …   English dictionary for students

• aphonic — adjective being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech • Syn: ↑voiceless • Similar to: ↑inarticulate, ↑unarticulate • Derivationally related forms: ↑voicelessness (for …   Useful english dictionary

• Aphonous — Aphonic A*phon ic, Aphonous Aph o*nous, a. Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but whispered speech. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See silence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without power of speech] Syn. tongueless, aphonic, aphasic, deaf and dumb, inarticulate, voiceless, tonguetied; see also dumb 1 , quiet 2 . Ant. vocal*, noisy,… …   English dictionary for students

• dumb — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unable to speak] Syn. silent, mute, voiceless, speechless, inarticulate, wordless, quiet, mum, aphonic, deaf and dumb*; see also mute 1 , quiet 2 . 2. [Temporarily speechless] Syn. speechless, tongue tied, dumbstruck,… …   English dictionary for students

• speechless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. aphonic, mute, dumb. See silence, taciturnity. Ant., talkative. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. aphonic, inarticulate, voiceless, mum; see dumb 1 , mute 1 . See Synonym Study at dumb . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• voicelessness — noun 1. a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice • Syn: ↑aphonia • Derivationally related forms: ↑voiceless, ↑aphonic (for: ↑aphonia) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• silence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Absence of sound Nouns 1. silence; stillness, quiet, peace, hush; inaudibility. 2. (reluctance or inability to speak) muteness, dumbness, aphony, voicelessness; taciturnity, reticence; deadness, dullness …   English dictionary for students

• aphonia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aphōnia, from aphōnos voiceless, from a + phōnē sound more at ban Date: 1778 loss of voice and of all but whispered speech • aphonic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary