vo·cal (v  k l)adj. 1. Of or relating to the voice: the vertebrate vocal organs; a vocal defect. 2. Uttered or produced by the voice. 3. Having a voice; capable of emitting sound or speech. 4. Full of voices; resounding: a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children. 5. Tending to express oneself often or freely; outspoken: a vocal critic of city politics. 6. Linguistics a. Of or resembling vowels; vocalic. b. Voiced. 7. Music Of, relating to, or performed by singing: vocal training; vocal music. n. 1. A vocal sound. 2. Music A popular composition for a singer, often with instrumental accompaniment. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin v c lis, from vx, vc-, voice; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]vo cal·ly adv.vo cal·ness n. |
vocal [ˈvəʊkəl]
adj
1. of, relating to, or designed for the voice vocal music
2. produced or delivered by the voice vocal noises
3. connected with an attribute or the production of the voice vocal organs
4. frequently disposed to outspoken speech, criticism, etc. a vocal minority
5. full of sound or voices a vocal assembly
6. endowed with a voice
7. eloquent or meaningful
8. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics
a. of or relating to a speech sound
b. of or relating to a voiced speech sound, esp a vowel
n
1. (Music) (Music / Pop Music) a piece of jazz or pop music that is sung
2. (Music) (Music / Pop Music) a performance of such a piece of music
[from Latin vōcālis possessed of a voice, from vōx voice]
vocality [vəʊˈkælɪtɪ] n
vocally adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | vocal - music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| 2. |  vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"religious song - religious music for singing musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" anthem - a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) aria - an elaborate song for solo voice barcarole, barcarolle - a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers ditty - a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung) coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody, lament - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person drinking song - a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties folk ballad, folk song, folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture lied - a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano lyric, words, language - the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" golden oldie, oldie - a song that was formerly popular partsong - a song with two or more voice parts prothalamion, prothalamium - a song in celebration of a marriage roundelay - a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain banquet song, scolion - a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet serenade - a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman torch song - a popular song concerned with disappointment in love work song - a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work | |
| Adj. | 1. |  vocal - relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"instrumental - relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble" |
| 2. |  vocal - having or using the power to produce speech or sound; "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise" | |
| 3. |  vocal - given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray | |
| 4. |  vocal - full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" |
vocal
adjective
1. outspoken, frank, blunt, forthright, strident, vociferous, noisy, articulate, expressive, eloquent, plain-spoken, clamorous, free-spoken He has been very vocal in his displeasure over the decision.
outspoken reserved, quiet, silent, reticent, retiring, shy, inarticulate, uncommunicative
outspoken reserved, quiet, silent, reticent, retiring, shy, inarticulate, uncommunicative
2. spoken, voiced, uttered, oral, said, articulate, articulated, put into words a child's ability to imitate rhythms and vocal sounds
Translations
vocal [ˈvəʊkəl]
adj
[style, range, music] → vocal(e)
(= vociferous) vocal support → un soutien clairement affirmé
to be vocal → se faire entendre
Today the young are much more vocal → Les jeunes se font beaucoup plus entendre aujourd'hui.
She was very vocal in opposing the scheme
BUT Elle a fait entendre très clairement son opposition au projet.
to be vocal in one's criticism → faire entendre ses critiques
vocal chords vocal cords npl → cordes fpl vocales
to be vocal → se faire entendre
Today the young are much more vocal → Les jeunes se font beaucoup plus entendre aujourd'hui.
She was very vocal in opposing the scheme
BUT Elle a fait entendre très clairement son opposition au projet.
to be vocal in one's criticism → faire entendre ses critiques
vocal chords vocal cords npl → cordes fpl vocales
vocal
adj
(= using voice) → Stimm-; talent → stimmlich; vocal style → Singstil m; vocal range/training → Stimmumfang m → /-bildung f; vocal performance → gesangliche Leistung; best male vocal performer → bester Vokalsänger; vocal music → Vokalmusik f; vocal group → Gesangsgruppe f
communication → mündlich
(= voicing one’s opinions) group, person → lautstark; to be/become vocal → sich zu Wort melden; to be vocal in something → etw deutlich zum Ausdruck bringen; to be vocal in demanding something → etw laut fordern; to become increasingly vocal in one’s opposition to something → seinen Widerstand gegen etw immer deutlicher or lauter zum Ausdruck bringen
n (of pop song) → (gesungener) Schlager; (in jazz) → Vocal nt; who’s doing or singing the vocals for your group now? → wen habt ihr denn jetzt als Sänger?; vocals: Van Morrison → Gesang: Van Morrison; featuring Madonna on vocals → mit Madonna als Sängerin; backing vocals → Hintergrundgesang m; lead vocals … → Leadsänger(in) m(f) → …
adj vocal [ˈvəukəl]
1 of, or concerning, the voice vocal music. vokaal صَوْتي гласов vokální vokal- Vokal-... φωνητικός vocal vokaal- صوتی ääni- vocal קוֹלִי वाचिक glasovni, vokalan vokális mengenai suara radd-, tal- vocale 声の 목소리의 balso, vokalinis vokāls; balss- suara gezongen, stem{#169} vokal-, sang- głosowy, wokalny vocal vocal голосовой; вокальный vokálny vokalen vokalni vokal, röst- เสียงพูด vokal, ses ile ilgili 聲音的，與聲音有關的 голосовий; вокальний زباني، صوتي thuộc phát âm 有声的
2 (of a person) talkative; keen to make one's opinions heard by other people He's always very vocal at meetings. uitgesproke ثَرْثار гласовит mnohomluvný højrøstet vernehmbar ομιλητικός, πρόθυμος να εκφραστεί hablador, locuaz; ruidoso häälekas اهل گفت و گو puhelias qui se fait entendre קוֹלָנִי वाचिक, उच्चरित rječit, razgovorljiv hangos suka bicara, lantang málgefinn (che si fa sentire) やかましく主張する 떠들썩하게 주장하는 iškalbus, šnekus runīgs; daiļrunīgs lantang bersuara luidruchtig snakkesalig, høyrøstet wymowny, głośny falador care-şi exprimă opiniile (cu vehemenţă) громогласный výrečný glasen pričljiv som kan tala, högröstad พูดมาก konuşkan, sözünü sakınmaz 大談己見的 промовистий, виразний باتوني to mồm, lắm tiếng 善于言词的
adv voˈcally
vokaal صَوتِيّا звучно hlasitě højrøstet gesanglich φωνητικά elocuentemente; ruidosamente vokaalselt بطور آوایی kuuluvasti à haute voix; oralement בְּקוֹל मौखिक रूप से vokalno élőszóval; dallamosan, zengőn secara lisan munnlega; fullum rómi oralmente; (a voce alta) 声で 목소리로 žodžiu, garsiai vokāli; balsī suara luidruchtig muntlig, høyrøstet, med stemmen wokalnie vocalmente oral, cu voce tare вокально; громогласно výrečne vokalno vokalno med rösten, högröstat, vokalt โดยการเปล่งเสียง sesli olarak 透過聲音或歌唱地 вокально صوتي طور پر، واضح طور پر to mồm, thuộc phát âm 有声地
n vocalist
a singer a female vocalist. sanger مُغَنِّ، مُنْشِد вокалист zpěvák, -čka sanger der/die Sänger(in) αοιδός, τραγουδιστής vocalista vokalist آوازخوان laulaja chanteur/-euse זַמָר, זַמֶרֶת गायक vokalni izvođač énekes(nő) penyanyi söngvari cantante, vocalista 声楽家 (반주와 함께 노래하는) 가수 vokalistas vokālists penyanyi zanger vokalist, sanger(inne) wokalista vocalista vocalist, cântăreţ вокалист spevák, -čka pevec vokalista vokalist นักร้อง şarkıcı, vokalist 聲樂家, 演唱者 вокаліст; співак نغمہ کار ca sĩ 歌唱家, 声乐家, 歌手
vocal cords
folds of membrane in the larynx that produce the sounds used in speech, singing etc when vibrated. stembande أوْتار صَوْتِيَّه гласни струни hlasivky stemmebånd die Stimmbänder φωνητικές χορδές cuerdas vocales häälekurrud تارهای صوتی äänihuulet cordes vocales מֵיתָרֵי הַקוֹל वाकतन्तु glasovne žice hangszálak pita suara raddbönd corde vocali 声帯 성대 balso stygos balss saites pita suara stembanden stemmebånd struny głosowe corda vocal coarde vocale голосовые связки hlasivky glasilke glasne žice stämband เส้นเสียง ses telleri 聲帶 голосові зв'язки نرخرہ کي ڈوري dây thanh âm 声带
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