Words used to describe someone's voice
adenoidal adjective
if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the sound seems to come through their nose
appealing adjective
an appealing look, voice etc shows that you want help, approval, or agreement
breathy adjective
with loud breathing noises
brittle adjective
if you speak in a brittle voice, you sound as if you are about to cry
croaky adjective
if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat
dead adjective
if someone’s eyes are dead, or if their voice is dead, they feel or show no emotion
disembodied adjective
a disembodied voice comes from someone who you cannot see
flat adjective
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 adjective
a fruity voice or laugh is deep and strong in a pleasant way
grating adjective
a grating voice, laugh, or sound is unpleasant and annoying
gravelly adjective
a gravelly voice sounds low and rough
gruff adjective
a gruff voice has a rough low sound
guttural adjective
a guttural sound is deep and made at the back of your throat
high-pitched adjective
a high-pitched voice or sound is very high
hoarse adjective
someone who is hoarse or has a hoarse voice speaks in a low rough voice, usually because their throat is sore
honeyed adjective
honeyed words or a honeyed voice sound very nice but you cannot trust the person who is speaking
husky adjective
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 adjective
used for describing a deep voice or a sound that has a long wavelength
low adverb
in a deep voice, or with a deep sound
matter-of-fact adjective
used about someone’s behaviour or voice
modulated adjective
a modulated voice is...