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55 Words to Describe Someone's Voice

I was sitting on the computer last night trying to be productive and actually write something. My first sentence included the character listening to a voice through an intercom and my first thought was, “What kind of voice is it?”

So, naturally, I found myself googling the different ways to describe a voice. I present to you my findings! I hope you all find it useful.

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adenoidal (adj): if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the sound seems to come through their nose

appealing (adj): an appealing look/voice shows that you want help, approval, or agreement

breathy (adj): with loud breathing noises

brittle (adj): if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry

croaky (adj): if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low, rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat

dead (adj): if someone’s eyes or voice are dead, they feel or show no emotion

disembodied (adj): a disembodied voice comes from someone who you cannot see

flat (adj): spoken in a voice that does not go up and down; this word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region

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vespertine (adj): of, relating to, or occurring in the evening; active, flowering, or flourishing in the evening

allelopathy (noun): the suppression of growth of one plant species by another due to the release of toxic substances

pericyte (noun): a cell of the connective tissue about capillaries or other small blood vessels

circadian (adj): being, having, characterized by, or occurring in approximately 24-hour periods or cycles (as of biological activity or function)

matutinal (adj): of, relating to, or occurring in the morning

plume (noun): a feather or group of feathers on a bird; a decoration made of feathers or something similar; something (such as smoke, steam, or water) that rises into the air in a tall, thin shape

mesenchyme (noun): loosely organized undifferentiated mostly mesodermal cells that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatics, bone, and cartilage

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Words to describe someone's voice

adenoidal: if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the sound seems to come through their nose

appealing: an appealing look, voice etc shows that you want help, approval, or agreement

breathy: with loud breathing noises

brittle: if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry

croaky: if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat

dead: if someone’s eyes are dead, or if their voice is dead, they feel or show no emotion

disembodied: a disembodied voice comes from someone who you cannot see

flat: spoken in a voice that does not go up and down. This word is often used for describing the speech of people from a particular region.

fruity: a fruity voice or laugh is deep and strong in a pleasant way

grating: a grating voice, laugh, or sound is unpleasant and annoying

gravelly: a gravelly voice sounds low and rough

gruff: a gruff voice has a rough low sound

guttural: a guttural sound is deep and made at the back of your throat

high-pitched: a high-pitched voice or sound is very high

hoarse: someone who is hoarse or has a hoarse voice speaks in a low rough voice, usually because their throat is sore

honeyed: honeyed words or a honeyed voice sound very nice but you cannot trust the person who is speaking

husky: a husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse (=as if you have a sore throat), often in an attractive way

low adjective: a low voice or sound is quiet and difficult to hear

low adverb: in a deep voice, or with a deep sound

matter-of-fact: used about someone’s behaviour or voice

modulated: a modulated voice is controlled and pleasant to listen to

monotonous: a monotonous sound or voice is boring and unpleasant because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower

nasal: someone with a nasal voice sounds as if they are speaking through their nose

orotund: an orotund voice is loud and clear

penetrating: a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable

plummy: a plummy voice or way of speaking is considered to be typical of an English person of a high social class. This word shows that you dislike people who speak like this.

quietly: in a quiet voice

raucous: a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough

ringing: a ringing sound or voice is very loud and clear

rough: a rough voice is not soft and is unpleasant to listen to

shrill: a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant

silvery: a silvery voice or sound is clear, light, and pleasant

singsong: if you speak in a singsong voice, your voice rises and falls in a musical way

small: a small voice or sound is quiet

smoky: a smoky voice or smoky eyes are sexually attractive in a slightly mysterious way

softly spoken: someone who is softly spoken has a quiet gentle voice

sotto voce adjective, adverb: in a very quiet voice

stentorian: a stentorian voice sounds very loud and severe

strangled: a strangled sound is one that someone stops before they finish making it

strangulated: strangled

strident: a strident voice or sound is loud and unpleasant

taut: used about something such as a voice or expression that shows someone is nervous or angry

thick: if your voice is thick with an emotion, it sounds less clear than usual because of the emotion

thickly: with a low voice that comes mostly from your throat

thin: a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to

throaty: a throaty sound is low and seems to come from deep in your throat

tight: a tight voice or expression shows that you are nervous or annoyed

toneless: a toneless voice does not express any emotion

tremulous: if something such as your voice or smile is tremulous, it is not steady, for example because you are afraid or excited

wheezy: a wheezy noise sounds as if it is made by someone who has difficulty breathing

wobbly: if your voice is wobbly, it goes up and down, usually because you are frightened, not confident, or are going to cry

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The intense emotions you could never describe

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Language us beautiful

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shithowdy

But they rejected ‘wibble’ from the dictionary?

coelasquid

That’s interesting, I’d wager “recumbentibus” comes from the same root as “recumbent”, as in, to lay idle. Not that strange a word when you think about it, just hard to work into a conversation.

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Tone/Attitude Words

accusatory: charging of wrong doing

apathetic: indifferent due to lack of energy or concern

awe: solemn wonder

bitter: exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

cynical: questions the basic sincerity and goodness of people

condescension; condescending: a feeling of superiority

callous: unfeeling, insensitive to feelings of others

contemplative: studying, thinking, reflecting on an issue

critical: finding fault

choleric: hot-tempered, easily angered

contemptuous: showing or feeling that something is worthless or lacks respect

caustic: intense use of sarcasm; stinging, biting

conventional: lacking spontaneity, originality, and individuality

disdainful: scornful

didactic: author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

derisive: ridiculing, mocking

earnest: intense, a sincere state of mind

erudite: learned, polished, scholarly

fanciful: using the imagination

forthright: directly frank without hesitation

gloomy: darkness, sadness, rejection

haughty: proud and vain to the point of arrogance

indignant: marked by anger aroused by injustice

intimate: very familiar

judgmental: authoritative and often having critical opinions

jovial: happy

lyrical: expressing a poet’s inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like

matter-of-fact: accepting of conditions; not fanciful or emotional

mocking: treating with contempt or ridicule

morose: gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent

malicious: purposely hurtful

objective: an unbiased view-able to leave personal judgments aside

optimistic: hopeful, cheerful

obsequious: polite and obedient in order to gain something

patronizing: air of condescension

pessimistic: seeing the worst side of things; no hope

quizzical: odd, eccentric, amusing

ribald: offensive in speech or gesture

reverent: treating a subject with honor and respect

ridiculing: slightly contemptuous banter; making fun of

reflective: illustrating innermost thoughts and emotions

sarcastic: sneering, caustic

sardonic: scornfully and bitterly sarcastic

satiric: ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach

sincere: without deceit or pretense; genuine

solemn: deeply earnest, tending toward sad reflection

sanguineous: arduous, bloodthirsty, brutal, murderous AND optimistic, cheerful

whimsical: odd, strange, fantastic; fun

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Lay or Lie

lutair

ok but seriously, fuck these particular words.

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do you ever get weirded out by the fact that everyone around you is constantly within their own mind and thinking a million secret thoughts and battling internal struggles just like you and that you’re not the only one who thinks these things and that the people around you aren’t just faces meant to fill up your life but they’re actually really deep people who have a lot more to them than you ever actually even think about