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active voice vs voice

voice vs active voice

active voice and voice both are nouns.

active voice is not a verb while voice is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
active voice Yes No No No
voice Yes No Yes No
As nouns, voice is a hypernym of active voice; that is, voice is a word with a broader meaning than active voice:
  • active voice: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
  • voice: (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
active voice (noun) voice (noun)
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
the ability to speak
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
expressing in coherent verbal form
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced.
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
(metonymy) a singer
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
active voice (verb) voice (verb)
give voice to
utter with vibrating vocal chords
Difference between active voice and voice

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