VOCAL
What does "VOCAL" mean?
Relating to the voice, or expressing opinions freely and forcefully.
Meanings
- Relating to or produced by the human voice. Years of training gave her remarkable vocal control.
- Expressing opinions or feelings openly and insistently. Residents were vocal in their opposition to the highway.
- The sung part of a recording, as distinct from the instruments. The remix strips out the vocals entirely. informal
Did you know?
- 'Vocal' and 'vowel' are siblings from Latin 'vox' (voice): a vowel is, by name, the most 'voiced' kind of speech sound, shaped by an open and resonating vocal tract.
Word origin
From Latin 'vocalis' (uttering a voice, sounding), from 'vox' (voice); the same root behind 'voice', 'vowel', and 'advocate'.
Remember it
VOCAL contains 'VOiCe' rearranged - if it's vocal, the voice is doing the work.
A little poem
The quietest room still hums beneath the skin;
to be vocal is to let the held breath in.
couplet
Wordplay
- He was the most vocal critic of the choir - mostly because they never let him sing.
What it teaches
Being vocal proves you have a voice, not that you have something worth saying.
Quick facts
What does VOCAL mean?
Relating to the voice, or expressing opinions freely and forcefully.
Is VOCAL a valid word?
Yes — VOCAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VOCAL?
VOCAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VOCAL come from?
From Latin 'vocalis' (uttering a voice, sounding), from 'vox' (voice); the same root behind 'voice', 'vowel', and 'advocate'.
What can VOCAL teach us?
Being vocal proves you have a voice, not that you have something worth saying.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.