aphony
Roget-categorie 581
4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties› 4.10. Means of communicating ideas
›› 4.10.2. Conventional means
#581.
Aphony
zelfstandig naamwoord
aphony†,
aphonia† —
dumbness
etc.
adj. —
obmutescence† —
absence of voice,
want of voice —
dysphony† —
cacoepy† —
silence
etc.
(taciturnity)
585 —
raucity† —
harsh voice
etc.
410,
unmusical voice
etc.
414 —
falsetto,
childish treble mute —"
dummy.
werkwoord
keep silence
etc.
585 —
speak low,
speak softly —
whisper
etc.
(faintness)
405.
silence —
render mute,
render silent —
muzzle,
muffle,
suppress,
smother,
gag,
strike dumb,
dumfounder —
drown the voice,
put to silence,
stop one's mouth,
cut one short.
stick in the throat.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
aphonous†,
dumb,
mute —
deafmute,
deaf and dumb —
mum —
tongue-tied —
breathless,
tongueless,
voiceless,
speechless,
wordless —
mute as a fish,
mute as a stockfish†,
mute as a mackerel —
silent
etc.
(taciturn)
585 —
muzzled —
inarticulate,
inaudible.
croaking,
raucous,
hoarse,
husky,
dry,
hollow,
sepulchral,
hoarse as a raven —
rough.
bijwoord
with bated breath,
with the finger on the lips —
sotto voce [Lat.] —
in a low tone,
in a cracked voice,
in a broken voice.
uitdrukking
vox faucibus haesit [Lat.]
[Vergil].
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