vocal

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
3. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
4. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
5. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
6. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
7. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
8. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
9. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
10. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.

Noun

1. A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
2. A part of a piece of music that is sung.
3. A part of a piece of music that is sung.
4. A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.

Opposite of

inaudible, quiet, silent, voiceless

Synonyms

voiced

sonic

acoustic

song

🎶

verbal

outspoken

sonant

phonic

eloquent

vocal music

speech

spoken

oral

homiletic

lay

mouth

phonemic

singing

sociable

sounded

sounding

speaking

🗣️

talkative

twitter

uttered

vocalic

vocalist

vocalized

vocals

vowel

frank

songlike

sleeky

broad-mouthed

jannock

anthem

articulate

articulated

auditory

aural

canto

carol

chatty

communicative

conversational

ditty

expressive

Translations

vocal

vocale

vocal

vocal

vocal

φωνητικός

stimmlich

lautstark

vokal

mondeling

laut

klingend

vokalisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvəʊ.kəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: vocal

Cognate with Old French: vocal

In summary

Late Middle English vocal, borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“uttering a voice, sounding, speaking”), from vōx (“a voice, sound, tone”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of vowel and vocalis. Compare Old French vocal.

Sentences

He was a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage in Canada .