30 Adjectives to describe a VOICE
Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. Use the opportunity to improve your vocabulary because in today’s lesson we will look at 30 adjectives to describe a voice.
- Calm
- Cheerful
- Clear
- Crisp
- Deep
- Familiar
- Feeble
- Frail
- Gruff
- Hesitant
- High
- High-pitched
- Hoarse
- Husky
- Quiet
- Loud
- Low
- Melodious
- Monotonous
- Persuasive
- Resonant
- Rough
- Smooth
- Soft
- Squeaky
- Strong
- Tense
- Treble
- Trembling
- Wistful
Calm
Meaning: peaceful, quiet, without worry.
Sean started talking in a slow calm voice.
Cheerful
Meaning: positive and happy.
“How are you feeling today?” asked the doctor in a cheerful voice.
Clear
Meaning: pleasant and pure.
The interviewer asked the candidate in a clear voice, “How long have you been working for your present company?”
30 Adjectives to describe a VOICE
Crisp
Meaning: very clear.
The voice on the other side of the telephone line answered in a crisp voice.
Deep
Meaning: low and bass-like.
The professor was speaking in a deep resonant voice.
Familiar
Meaning: easy to recognize because you have heard it before.
When he heard a familiar voice, John turned around and saw his friend’s smiling face.
Feeble
Meaning: weak, without much energy.
The patient’s voice sounded feeble and soft.
Frail
Meaning: weak and trembling.
“How long do we have to walk to the top of the hill?” the boy asked in a frail voice.
Gruff
Meaning: low and rude, may suggest bad mood or impatience.
The officer ordered the soldiers to stand in line in a gruff low voice.
Hesitant
Meaning: nervous and uncertain.
Helen knocked at the door and heard the hesitant voice asking “Who’s there?”
30 Adjectives to describe a VOICE
High
Meaning: at the upper range of sounds, opposite of low.
The opera singer was singing in a high voice.
High-pitched
Meaning: higher than it is normal.
“Mind your behaviour,” said the mother in a high-pitched voice to her son.
Hoarse
Meaning: low and rough especially because of cold or sore throat.
“I have a sore throat,” said Tim in a low hoarse voice.
Husky
Meaning: deep and rough, often in an attractive way.
“Come over here,” the girl said in a husky voice.
Quiet
Meaning: low and silent.
Jill spoke in a quiet voice so the people at the back could hear her.
Loud
Meaning: with a big volume.
Mary spoke loudly because she tried to hide her shyness.
30 Adjectives to describe a VOICE
Low
Meaning: at the lower range of sounds, quiet, opposite of high.
The babysitter was talking in a low voice in order not to wake the children.
Melodious
Meaning: pleasant and sweet.
People in the audience seemed attracted by the announcer’s melodious voice.
Monotonous
Meaning: staying at the same tone and volume, without many pauses.
His grandma’s monotonous voice put Josh to sleep.
Persuasive
Meaning: making you believe a particular thing.
“You have to calm down,” said the man in a persuasive voice.
Resonant
Meaning: loud and clear.
The girl at the microphone spoke in a resonant voice addressing the people at the railway station.
Rough
Meaning: loud and hard, usually unfriendly.
“You can’t stay here,” said a man in a low rough voice.
30 Adjectives to describe a VOICE
Smooth
Meaning: soft and gentle.
The singer’s charming smooth voice provided him great popularity.
Soft
Meaning: pleasant and gentle.
“Your contract is ready, you just need to sign here”, said the agent in a soft voice.
Squeaky
Meaning: high, not too loud.
Greg was a middle-aged gentleman with a squeaky voice.
Strong
Meaning: firm and forceful.
“Open the door!” said the policeman in a strong voice.
Tense
Meaning: nervous and anxious.
“Whatever you do, don’t tell Mum what we did,” said Ron in a tense voice.
Treble
Meaning: related to a boy’s voice singing the highest notes.
The boys’ choir was singing in a treble voice.
30 Adjectives to describe a VOICE
Trembling
Meaning: shaking in a way that cannot be controlled.
Gill looked at the nurse and said in a trembling voice “How serious is the disease?”
Wistful
Meaning: sad and melancholic.
Sara was talking wistfully about the days when her father was alive.
Adjectives to describe a VOICE
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