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See more synonyms for vocal on Thesaurus.com of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism. rendered by or intended for singing: vocal music. having a voice: A dog is a vocal, but not a verbal, being. giving forth sound with or as with a voice. inclined to express oneself in words, especially copiously or insistently: a vocal advocate of reform. Phonetics vocalic(def 1) .voiced .Show More
a vocal sound. a musical piece for a singer, usually with instrumental accompaniment. Compare instrumental(def 6) . Show More
Origin of vocal 1350–1400; Middle English <
Latin vōcālis, equivalent to
vōc- (stem of
vōx )
voice +
-ālis -al1 Related forms vo·cal·i·ty [voh-kal -i-tee] /voʊˈkæl ɪ ti/ vo·cal·ness , noun vo·cal·ly , adverb non·vo·cal , adjective, noun non·vo·cal·ly , adverb non·vo·cal·ness , noun non·vo·cal·i·ty , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for vocal articulate ,
verbal ,
operatic ,
choral ,
outspoken ,
vociferous ,
eloquent ,
expressive ,
blunt ,
strident ,
forthright ,
singing ,
sonant ,
lyric ,
oral ,
vowel ,
sung ,
frank ,
round ,
free Examples from the Web for vocal Contemporary Examples of vocal I ended up developing a blister on one of my vocal cords, so that kinda sucked.
Jessen was named a Mormon bishop, but the appointment was met with vocal protests.
Entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa is a vocal proponent of gender diversity.
One, from a short preview of her rehearsal performance, is that Williams certainly boasts the vocal chops to do the part justice.
Cooke describes Joplin as being “always on the prowl and vocal about it.”
Historical Examples of vocal Still the barytone, who was almost as fond of conversation as of what he termed "vocal ."
He produced the lop-sided appearance of his laugh, but without making it vocal .
Toward evening there was vocal music, and the men sang in chorus.
He wriggled and fought, but he was pinned and helpless, hands, feet and vocal organs.
I believe I have a demon that inhabits my vocal cords upon occasion.
British Dictionary definitions for vocal of, relating to, or designed for the voice vocal music produced or delivered by the voice vocal noises connected with an attribute or the production of the voice vocal organs frequently disposed to outspoken speech, criticism, etc a vocal minority full of sound or voices a vocal assembly endowed with a voice eloquent or meaningful phonetics of or relating to a speech sound of or relating to a voiced speech sound, esp a vowel Show More
a piece of jazz or pop music that is sung a performance of such a piece of music Show More
Derived Forms vocality (vəʊˈkælɪtɪ ), noun vocally , adverb Word Origin for vocal C14: from Latin vōcālis possessed of a voice, from vōx voice
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Word Origin and History for vocal adj. late 14c., "spoken, oral," from Old French vocal , from Latin vocalis "sounding, sonorous, speaking," as a noun, "a vowel," from vox (genitive vocis ) "voice" (see voice (n.)). In reference to music (as opposed to instrumental ), first recorded 1580s; meaning "outspoken" first attested 1871. Vocal cords is from 1872; see cord .
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Of or relating to the voice. Capable of emitting sound or speech. Show More
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