nonvocal C2+ Topic:Communication US /nɑnˈvoʊkəl/ UK /nɒnˈvəʊkəl/ See IPA manual 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;... instrumentalsilentmutewordlessvoiceless ↔ Opposites vocalspokensung Word family Related forms vocalvoicevocalize Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + vocal, from Latin vocalis ('uttering voice'), from vox ('voice'). non Latin vox Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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