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Webster 1913 Edition


Vocality

Vo-cal′i-ty

(vō̍-kăl′ĭ-ty̆)
,
Noun.
[Cf. L.
vocalitas
euphony.]
1.
The quality or state of being vocal; utterableness; resonance;
as, the
vocality
of the letters
.
2.
The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vocality

VOCAL'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. vocalitas.] Quality of being utterable by the voice; as the vocality of the letters.

Definition 2024


vocality

vocality

English

Noun

vocality (countable and uncountable, plural vocalities)

  1. The quality or degree of being vocal.
    • 1895, Captain Frederick Marryat, Frank Mildmay:
      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 []
    • 1919, O. Henry, The Gentle Grafter:
      'On what special subject of the theorems and topics does your desire for vocality seem to be connected with?'
  2. The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character.