voice
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
How often you will meet it
Rank 208 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 110,145 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.052% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech A shrill voice sounded behind us
- the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract also: vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox a singer takes good care of his voicethe giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
- a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance the noisy voice of the waterfallthe incessant voices of the artillery
- expressing in coherent verbal form also: articulation the articulation of my feelingsI gave voice to my feelings
- a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated the voice of the lawthe Times is not the voice of New York
- something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression the wee small voice of consciencethe voice of experience
voice in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His voice was rather deep and unctuous.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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To Gloria the note of uneasiness in his voice was not noticeable.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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Christian gathered herself up; her face grew pale again, and her voice steady.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Some strange, unearthly voice seems calling me, Methinks this night portends great things to be.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The curiously gentle smile had never left the bearded lips, but in his voice a slight proud change was perceptible.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1