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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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