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Voiceless vs Hoarse - What's the difference?

voiceless | hoarse |

As adjectives the difference between voiceless and hoarse

is that voiceless is lacking a voice, without vocal sound while hoarse is afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice.

voiceless

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
  • * 1994 , - The Mystic's Dream
    • A voiceless song in an ageless light'' / ''Sings at the coming dawn'' / ''Birds in flight are calling there'' / ''Where the heart moves the stones'' / ''It's there that my heart is calling'' / ''All for the love of you.
  • (phonetics, of a consonant) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced. Examples: [t], [s], [f].

    • Synonyms

    * inaudible * silent

    Antonyms

    * audible * vocal * voiced

    See also

    * speechless

    hoarse

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice.
  • *
    • I am old and my voice is hoarse

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