Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or characterized by aphonia; speechless; dumb.
- noun A person affected with aphonia.
- Having no sound or pronunciation.
- Having no voiced quality; not voiced.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but whispered speech.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, relating to, or exhibiting
aphonia ; unable tospeak .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word aphonic.
Examples
-
The opposite of a cosmopolitan has always seemed to me a kind of aphonic drifter.
-
The opposite of a cosmopolitan has always seemed to me a kind of aphonic drifter.
Signs of the Times 2009
-
But authors admit flaw: all 396 were college students -- congenitally loquacious, no jobs, no commutes, no need for aphonic mesmerization by Monday Night Football.
Andrea Learned: Mars and Venus Explode: Men Use As Many Words As Women Do 2008
-
(And actually, once the cold settles in the chest, as opposed to its current adolescent-voice-cracking transitional stage that leaves me rather aphonic, I think it makes my voice sound quite sexy.)
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2005
-
At first it will be the details that go, the thick smell of the frangipani trees from the forest, the aphonic movement of the clouds.
justinker Diary Entry justinker 2005
-
He says he has given too many speeches and that he now is dysphonic -- as the doctors call it -- because the doctors say that one does not say aphonic, but dysphonic, correct me if I'm wrong.
-
A tracheotomic case may be aphonic, hence unable to call for help.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
-
With an aphonic buzz, the call to prayer would commence, and the wailing, intermingled with car horns, was our soundtrack of Istanbul.
The Millions 2008
-
of credit card debtin blemish,magnet.praiseworthy aphonic
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.