English adjective: vocal | |||
1. | vocal relating to or designed for or using the singing voice | ||
Samples | Vocal technique. The vocal repertoire. Organized a vocal group to sing his compositions. | ||
Antonyms | instrumental | ||
2. | vocal having or using the power to produce speech or sound | ||
Samples | Vocal organs. All vocal beings hymned their praise. | ||
3. | vocal given to expressing yourself freely or insistently | ||
Samples | Outspoken in their opposition to segregation. A vocal assembly. | ||
Synonyms | outspoken | ||
Similar | communicative, communicatory | ||
Antonyms | incommunicative, uncommunicative | ||
4. | vocal full of the sound of voices | ||
Samples | A playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children. | ||
Similar | loud | ||
Antonyms | soft | ||
English noun: vocal | |||
1. | vocal (communication) music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment | ||
Synonyms | vocal music | ||
Broader (hypernym) | music | ||
2. | vocal (communication) a short musical composition with words | ||
Samples | A successful musical must have at least three good songs. | ||
Synonyms | song | ||
Broader (hypernym) | composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anthem, aria, ballad, banquet song, barcarole, barcarolle, berceuse, coronach, cradlesong, dirge, ditty, drinking song, folk ballad, folk song, folksong, golden oldie, lament, lay, lied, love song, love-song, lullaby, oldie, partsong, prothalamion, prothalamium, religious song, requiem, roundelay, scolion, serenade, threnody, torch song, work song | ||
Part holonym | chorus, language, lyric, refrain, words | ||