laryngeal
Americannoun
-
Phonetics. a laryngeal sound.
-
Historical Linguistics. one of several hypothetical phonemes assumed to have existed in Proto-Indo-European and to have been lost in most later Indo-European languages after having modified some contiguous consonants and vowels.
adjective
-
of or relating to the larynx
-
phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of laryngeal
1785–95; < New Latin larynge ( us ) of, pertaining to the larynx ( see laryng-, -eous) + -al 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And for people who use their voices frequently, there’s laryngeal dystonia—an affliction also suffered by radio host Diane Rehm.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Their findings showed that the high frequency element is produced by a laryngeal whistle.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
Wheezy if, God forbid, the pop star has been stricken with a laryngeal malady?
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025
The 54-year-old revealed his diagnosis with stage one laryngeal cancer in September, after listeners noticed a change in his voice.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025
The little patient was a girl of about four years of age, who on the fifth or sixth day of a severe laryngeal diphtheria developed symptoms of laryngeal stenosis, with great dyspnoea.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
