noun
- plural of breathiness; the quality or state of being breathy (characterized by audible breath in speech or singing)
Usage: Usually used in contexts of voice, speech, or singing; Countable in technical or descriptive contexts
Examples
- The singer's breathinesses during the performance were distracting to the audience.
- Voice coaches work to reduce breathinesses in their students' vocal technique.
- The different breathinesses in her whispered lines added emotional depth to the monologue.
- Microphone placement can sometimes amplify breathinesses in recorded speech.