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5 words match “VOCALITY”

VOCALITY n. 2 definitions
The quality or state of being vocal; utterableness; resonance; as, the vocality of the letters.
ATONIC a. 2 definitions
Destitute of tone vocality; surd. Rush.
BREATHE v.
To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants. The same sound may be pronounces either breathed, voiced, or whispered. H. Sweet. Breathed elements, being already voiceless, remain unchanged
VOCALNESS n.
The quality of being vocal; vocality.
VOWEL n.
peech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 5, 146-149.