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voice

voice

2 4.3
A computer-made sound that reads text aloud
  • noun
  • /vɔɪs/
  • Specialized
: voz sintética
  • A part of convergence is the emergence of affordable, powerful, flexible, touch, and voice-controlled apps.
  • voice output
  • computer-generated voice
  • synthesized voice

I can now copy your voice and say whatever I want quickly.

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Examples

  • "Captain Solo," a nervous mechanical voice called after him from the direction of the lounge.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The platform stopped twice before a computer-generated voice said, "Level Two," and they got off.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Yeah, this is a voice note to the audience.

  • The robot voice does not help your cause.

  • Please send us a voice memo to Instagram.

  • If you want, a female electronic voice will even give you a countdown over the intercom.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • HelloSlide is a PDF-only tool that allows you to add computer-generated voice to your documents.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Whoever does the voice of that piggy truck, I'm tellin' ya, he's one great actor!

  • The computer's voice guided me through the navigation system effortlessly.

  • In the presentation, they used a synthetic voice to read the scripts aloud.

Antonyms

373 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

Idioms

A group of people all agree and speak or act together

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

4 8.8

A person whose warnings or ideas are ignored by others

Speak up for people who cannot be heard

To enjoy hearing yourself talk because you feel important

1 5.4

Begin to express your own ideas clearly and confidently

As loudly as possible so people can hear

To enjoy hearing yourself speak while not listening to others

Compounds

720 3.6

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

87 3.2

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

40 3.1

The way someone speaks that shows their feelings or mood

17 3.7

A group showing agreement by all saying the same thing

16 3.1

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

12 3.7

A part in the throat that makes sounds when you speak

voice command
  • Specialized
6 3.7

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

passive voice
  • Specialized
4 4.8

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

What most people think or want about a public issue

A male singing sound lower than tenor but higher than bass

Talking to share information, often by phone or radio

bass voice
  • Specialized
2 3.1

A low male singing voice that sounds deep and rich

tenor voice
  • Specialized
2 4.3

A high adult male singing voice often used for solo parts

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

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

voice for radio
  • Literature
1 4.5

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

chest voice
  • Specialized
1 5.5

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

voice part
  • Specialized
1 3.4

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

1 6.3

An inner feeling that quietly tells you right from wrong

1 6.7

A voice that sounds too sweet and not sincere

middle voice
  • Specialized
1 9.1

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

voice for print
  • Literature
1 6.8

A clear, polished way of writing for newspapers or magazines

A quiet inner feeling that tells you when something is wrong

How Natural

voiced sound
  • Specialized
1 4.1
voice
  • Specialized
2 4.3

Surface Forms

voice singular
voices plural

Etymology

Voice comes from Latin vox, 'voice', and now it also means the sound made by a device or app. A phone, smart speaker, or app has a 'voice' because it 'speaks' to you, even if the sound is made by software.