Meaning & Definition of Voice in English

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"

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"

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"

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"

1. Give voice to

• "He voiced his concern"

2. Utter with vibrating vocal chords