VOCAL


Meaning of VOCAL in English

adjective

1.

uttered by the voice or having to do with such utterance

the infant's primitive vocal sounds from which language develops

Synonyms: articulate, oral, sonant, spoken, viva voce, voiced

Related Word: intonated; expressed, uttered

Contrasted words: unexpressed, unuttered, unvoiced

Antonyms: nonvocal

2.

Synonyms: vocalic , vowel, vowely

Antonyms: consonantal

3.

being able to express oneself clearly or easily

he was hardly vocal: he could scarcely express the simplest concepts

Synonyms: articulate, eloquent, fluent, smooth-spoken

Related Word: expressing, voicing; expressive; outspoken, stentorian, venting

Contrasted words: faltering, halting, hesitant, stumbling

4.

Synonyms: outspoken , free, free-spoken, round

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