Antonyms for vocal
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : voh-kuhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvoʊ kəl |
Definition of vocal
Origin :- 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.
- adj spoken
- adj extroverted about opinion
- Still the barytone, who was almost as fond of conversation as of what he termed "vocal."
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- He produced the lop-sided appearance of his laugh, but without making it vocal.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- Toward evening there was vocal music, and the men sang in chorus.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- He wriggled and fought, but he was pinned and helpless, hands, feet and vocal organs.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I believe I have a demon that inhabits my vocal cords upon occasion.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- Nevertheless, the pathos was apparently merely a matter of the vocal cords.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- She had never concerned herself with the little things of the vocal art.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- If the vocal cords of your throat did not vibrate, you could not talk out loud.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- He spoke with great difficulty, from the long disuse of vocal cords.
- Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
- It appears that her vocal cords have been burnt by the acid.
- Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
Synonyms for vocal
- articulate
- articulated
- blunt
- choral
- clamorous
- eloquent
- expressed
- expressive
- facile
- fluent
- forthright
- frank
- free
- free-spoken
- glib
- intonated
- lyric
- modulated
- noisy
- operatic
- oral
- outspoken
- phonetic
- phonic
- plainspoken
- pronounced
- put into words
- round
- said
- singing
- smooth-spoken
- sonant
- stentorian
- strident
- sung
- uttered
- venting
- verbal
- viva voce
- vocalic
- vocalized
- vociferous
- voiced
- vowel
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