nonvocal

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /nɑnˈvoʊkəl/ UK /nɒnˈvəʊkəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
not involving the voice; instrumental or silent

The track was a nonvocal arrangement of strings.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not involving the voice;... instrumental silent mutewordlessvoiceless

Opposites

vocal spoken sung

Word family

Related forms vocal voice vocalize

Etymology

From non- ('not') + vocal, from Latin vocalis ('uttering voice'), from vox ('voice').

non Latin vox Latin

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

# nonvocal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** nɑnˈvoʊkəl
**IPA (UK):** nɒnˈvəʊkəl

## Meanings
1. not involving the voice; instrumental or silent

## Examples
- The track was a nonvocal arrangement of strings.

## Synonyms
- instrumental
- silent
- mute
- wordless
- voiceless

## Antonyms
- vocal
- spoken
- sung

## Related Forms
- vocal
- voice
- vocalize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: vox

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + vocal, from Latin vocalis ('uttering voice'), from vox ('voice').

## AI Etymology
Nonvocal is from non- ('not') + vocal, from Latin vocalis ('uttering voice'), from vox ('voice'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and vox (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not involving the voice; instrumental or silent. The wider family includes related words such as vocal, voice, and vocalize.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown

nonvocal

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback