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voicelessness vs powerlessness

powerlessness vs voicelessness

voicelessness and powerlessness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
voicelessness Yes No No No
powerlessness Yes No No No
As nouns, powerlessness is a hypernym of voicelessness; that is, powerlessness is a word with a broader meaning than voicelessness:
  • voicelessness: having no voice in the management or control of affairs
  • powerlessness: the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
Other hypernyms of voicelessness include impotence, impotency.
voicelessness (noun) powerlessness (noun)
having no voice in the management or control of affairs the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
(phonetics, of a consonant) The property of being spoken without vibration of the vocal cords, as [t], [s], or [f].
a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
Difference between voicelessness and powerlessness

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