vocal
Plural: vocals
Noun
- A sound or song produced by the human voice.
- music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
- a short musical composition with words
- A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
- A part of a piece of music that is sung.
- A part of a piece of music that is sung.
- A musical performance involving singing.
- A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.
Adjective
- relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
- "vocal technique"
- "the vocal repertoire"
- "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"
- having or using the power to produce speech or sound
- "vocal organs"
- "all vocal beings hymned their praise"
Adjective Satellite
- given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
- "a vocal assembly"
- full of the sound of voices
- "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"
Adj
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
- Used in the production of speech sounds.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
- Relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
- Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
- Synonym of vocalic.
- Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
- Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
- Expressing opinions or feelings freely, loudly, or insistently.
- Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
- Having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound.
- Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
- Synonym of expressive.
- Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
- Full of voices.
Examples
- She let out a triumphant vocal after playing a seven-letter word for 50 bonus points.
- The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.
- vocal apparatus
- vocal melody, vocal prayer, vocal worship
- vocal problems
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
outspoken, song, vocal music, audible, expressive, intonated, loud, oral, resounding, sonant, spoken, vocalic, voiced
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
vocal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvocal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vocal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary