🗣️ Speaking or singing sound 🗣️ To express aloud 🤖 A digital speech 📢 A spokesperson 🎶 A musical part 📖 Grammar category 🔔 A special sound

voice

149 6.1

A single musical line sung or played by one part

noun
/vɔɪs/

Specialized

: voz (musical)

"A voice filled with harmony."
voice part
voice or instrument
violin and voice

So no one voice is dominant for the melody.

Examples

The song's melody was beautifully enhanced by the soloist's rich, expressive voice.
Smith is keen to answer questions, and in a melodic voice, he recalls myriad facts with ease.

Academic text (1993)
One way that all cultures bring voice into the world is through singing.

Academic text (1990)
As he was speaking, Duke's voice took on the beat of the song.

Fiction book (1990)
It was a musical voice singing no words.
Poems for two voices are good for students to work with in pairs.

Academic text (2015)
"The woman was beautiful, ethereal, with a singularly musical voice, backlit by a golden glow."

Fiction book (1992)
In the choir, each singer contributes to a harmonious blend of voice that enchants the audience.
During the performance, the violin's voice danced gracefully alongside the piano.

Synonyms

part

vsvoice

Specialized

378 7.0

A melody one voice or instrument plays in a song

is the melodic role assigned to a particular singer or instrument in polyphony

line

vsvoice

Specialized

179 7.2

A single musical tune or clear sound frequency

is specifically the melodic part sung or played by one performer in polyphony

melody

vsvoice

146 1.8

A series of musical notes that form the main tune of a song

is the musical part for one performer in polyphony not the main tune

vox

vsvoice

Jargon

1 8.6

The singing voice recorded separately from the instruments

is the melodic part for singers or instruments in polyphony not restricted to recordings

voice part

vsvoice

Specialized

1 3.4

A part of a song for singers who sing in the same range, for example soprano

is the melodic line for singers or instruments beyond vocal range labels

Antonyms

silence

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

Idioms

to find your voice

8 6.7

To discover and show your own style when you speak or create

with one voice

8 3.7

A group of people all agree and speak or act together

to find one's voice

Informal

6 5.4

Begin to express your own ideas clearly and confidently

at the top of one's voice

Informal

2 4.1

As loudly as possible so people can hear

voice in the wilderness

Informal

1 8.8

A person whose warnings or ideas are ignored by others

like the sound of one's own voice

1 9.1

To enjoy hearing yourself talk because you feel important

to give a voice to the voiceless

1 6.0

Speak up for people who cannot be heard

to like the sound of one's own voice

8.8

To enjoy hearing yourself speak while not listening to others

Compounds

voice-over

604 3.6

A spoken narration in a film or TV show by someone not seen on screen

tone of voice

28 3.1

The way someone speaks that shows their feelings or mood

one voice

15 3.7

A group showing agreement by all saying the same thing

voice mail

15 3.2

A phone service that lets people leave messages and hear them later when no one answers

singing voice

14 3.1

The sound a person makes when making musical notes with their voice

voice box

9 3.7

A part in the throat that makes sounds when you speak

passive voice

Specialized

3 4.8

A sentence form where the subject receives the action, usually formed with 'be' plus a past verb form like 'eaten'

voice command

Specialized

3 3.7

A spoken instruction you give to a device to make it do something

baritone voice

3 4.5

A male singing sound lower than tenor but higher than bass

bass voice

Specialized

1 3.1

A low male singing voice that sounds deep and rich

tenor voice

Specialized

1 4.3

A high adult male singing voice often used for solo parts

voice communication

1 3.0

Talking to share information, often by phone or radio

active voice

Specialized

1 3.7

A sentence where the subject does the action

head voice

Specialized

1 7.1

A high singing sound that feels like it vibrates in the head

people's voice

1 4.1

What most people think or want about a public issue

small voice

1 6.3

An inner feeling that quietly tells you right from wrong

voice of conscience

1 6.3

An inner feeling that tells you if something is right or wrong

voice part

Specialized

1 3.4

A part of a song for singers who sing in the same range, for example soprano

chest voice

Specialized

1 5.5

The lower part of the singing voice that sounds full and is felt in the chest

middle voice

Specialized

9.1

A verb form where the subject does an action to itself or for itself

syrupy voice

6.7

A voice that sounds too sweet and not sincere

voice for print

Literature

6.8

A clear, polished way of writing for newspapers or magazines

voice for radio

Literature

4.5

A pleasant clear way of speaking that sounds good on the radio

wee small voice

9.1

A quiet inner feeling that tells you when something is wrong

How Prominent

solo

84 3.1

voice

Specialized

149 6.1

accompaniment

9 5.1

background

268 2.1

Surface Forms

voice singular

voices plural

Etymology

Voice comes from Latin vox, 'voice', and in music it means a single melody line. Each singer or instrument has its own 'voice' that helps the music fit together.