— vocality /voh kal"i tee/ , vocalness , n. — vocally , adv.
/voh"keuhl/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
2. rendered by or intended for singing: vocal music.
3. having a voice: A dog is a vocal, but not a verbal, being.
4. giving forth sound with or as with a voice.
5. inclined to express oneself in words, esp. copiously or insistently: a vocal advocate of reform.
6. Phonet.
a. vocalic (def. 1).
b. voiced.
n.
7. a vocal sound.
8. a musical piece for a singer, usually with instrumental accompaniment. Cf. instrumental (def. 6).
[ 1350-1400; ME vocalis, equiv. to voc- (s. of vox ) VOICE + -alis -AL 1 ]
Syn. 5. vociferous, outspoken.