Unvoiced (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Not made explicit; "the unexpressed terms of the agreement"; "things left unsaid"; "some kind of unspoken agreement"; "his action is clear but his reason remains unstated".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's motivations were left unvoiced, but the media had their suspicions.
- Her decision was met with silence, an unvoiced but clear disapproval from her family.
- There was an unvoiced understanding between the friends that they would not discuss the sensitive topic.
- The unvoiced emotions simmered just below the surface, waiting to boil over.
- The tension between them was palpable, an unvoiced resentment that hung in the air.