sotto voce
/ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Soft, instruments or voice.
adv
adv
Sung or played softly, instruments or voice.
Example Sentences
- "Then a man called for her, and began to make coarse jokes. But Mr. Pappleworth nodded his head in the direction of the boy, and the talk went on sotto voce."
- "‘Hello?’ she shouted, but still her voice came out barely louder than a sotto voce whisper."
- "The Boyz also regularly speak in sotto voce, mimicking the grave, hushed tones often adopted by nature/wildlife programming hosts."
- ""I am not your dear; I cannot lie down. Send me to school soon, Mrs. Reed, for I hate to live here." I will indeed send her to school soon," murmured Mrs. Reed sotto voce; and gathering up her work, she abruptly quitted the apartment."
- "“Darling,” she says, “a working-class hero is something to be. “Of course,” she adds, sotto voce, “I wouldn’t know.”"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/
- British English: /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃeɪ/