Vocal

Quick meaning: Vocal is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.

Meaning

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.

More Meanings

1. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
2. (music) A part of a piece of music that is sung.
3. (Catholicism) A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.
4. (phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.

Example Sentences

vocal problems

vocal melody, vocal prayer, vocal worship

Best cuts: "The Evil Dude," "Kung Fu, Too!" "Mama Love," "New Orleans" (with a punchy vocal by Teresa Brewer).

Word Forms

• vocals

Synonyms for vocal

Depending on context, synonyms include oral, audible, song, loud, outspoken, spoken.

Antonyms for vocal

Common opposites include inaudible, quiet, silent, voiceless, instrumental.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include voiced, spoken, communicatory, outspoken, communicative, loud.

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