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voice

voice

4.3
A computer-made sound that reads text aloud
  • noun
  • /vɔɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

Idioms

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

A group of people all agree and speak or act together

6 5.4

Begin to express your own ideas clearly and confidently

2 4.1

As loudly as possible so people can hear

1 8.8

A person whose warnings or ideas are ignored by others

To enjoy hearing yourself talk because you feel important

Speak up for people who cannot be heard

To enjoy hearing yourself speak while not listening to others

Compounds

604 3.6

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

28 3.1

The way someone speaks that shows their feelings or mood

15 3.7

A group showing agreement by all saying the same thing

15 3.2

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

14 3.1

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

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

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

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

What most people think or want about a public issue

1 6.3

An inner feeling that quietly tells you right from wrong

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

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

A quiet inner feeling that tells you when something is wrong

How Natural

voiced sound
  • Specialized
4.1
voice
  • Specialized
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.