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Vowel vs Vocality - What's the difference?

vowel | vocality |

As nouns the difference between vowel and vocality

is that vowel is (phonetics) a sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable while vocality is the quality or degree of being vocal.

vowel

English

(wikipedia vowel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
  • A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a'', ''e'', ''i'', ''o'' and ''u'', and sometimes ''y .

    • Antonyms

    * (sound) consonant * (letter) consonant

    Related terms

    * semivowel * consonant * liquid

    Anagrams

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    vocality

    English

    Noun

  • The quality or degree of being vocal.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1895, author=Captain Frederick Marryat, title=Frank Mildmay, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The admiral, fearing she might not confine herself to vocality , but begin to beat time with her fists, thought it right to take up a position; he therefore very dexterously took two steps in the rear, and mounted on a sofa
  • *{{quote-book, year=1919, author=O. Henry, title=The Gentle Grafter, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage='On what special subject of the theorems and topics does your desire for vocality seem to be connected with?' }}
  • The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character.