Voices

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈvɔɪsɪz/

Definitions

1. The sounds generated by human vocal apparatus to facilitate communication and expression can reveal emotions, intent, or identity
2. The audible emissions from individuals' vocal cords serve as a medium for conveying language, emotion, or distinct personality
3. Sounds produced by humans to communicate or express themselves ; an individual's spoken opinion or viewpoint shared with others

Etymology: "Voices" is simply the plural of "voice," so the story belongs to the singular. English borrowed "voice" in the Middle Ages from Anglo-Norman "voiz," the form of Old French "vois" (modern French "voix"), which in turn came from Latin "vocem," the accusative form of "vox." English already had its own words for the sound a person makes, including "steven," "hlēoþor," "woþ," and "reord," but the French-derived term eventually pushed most of them aside. The Latin root is also what gives English a whole family of related words. "Vocal," "vowel," "vouch," "advocate," "avouch," and "convoke" all descend from the same stem, linking the sound of a speaking person to ideas of calling out, testifying, and summoning. "Vox" itself survives in English as a doublet, meaning the Latin word has come into English directly as well as through French.

Synonyms: sounds, noises, calls, utterances, tones

Antonyms: silence, quiet