voice vs active

active vs voice

voice and active both are nouns.

voice is not an adjective while active is an adjective.

voice is a verb but active is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
voice	Yes	No	Yes	No
active	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, active is a hyponym of voice; that is, active is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than voice:

voice: (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
active: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

Other hyponyms of voice include active voice, passive, passive voice, middle voice.

voice (noun)	active (noun)
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated	a person who is a participating member of an organization
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech	the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
the ability to speak	chemical agent capable of activity
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

voice (adjective)	active (adjective)
	(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
	characterized by energetic activity
	tending to become more severe or wider in scope
	disposed to take action or effectuate change
	(of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
	(of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
	full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
	exerting influence or producing a change or effect
	engaged in full-time work
	expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
	(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
	in operation
	taking part in an activity
	engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

voice (verb)	active (verb)
give voice to
utter with vibrating vocal chords

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