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Definitions for Vowel

[1] Phonetics . (in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to consonant). (in a syllable) the sound of greatest sonority, as i in grill. Compare consonant(def 1b) . (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with consonant, as the (ē) of be (bē), we (wē), and yeast (yēst).
[2] a letter representing or usually representing a vowel, as, in English, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y.
[3] of or relating to a vowel.
[4] phonetics a voiced speech sound whose articulation is characterized by the absence of friction-causing obstruction in the vocal tract, allowing the breath stream free passage. The timbre of a vowel is chiefly determined by the position of the tongue and the lips
[5] a letter or character representing a vowel

Words related to Vowel

articulate, verbal, operatic, choral, singing, sonant, lyric, oral, sung, voiced, phonetic, pronounced, said, uttered, articulated, expressed, phonic, vocalic, spoken

Words nearby Vowel

vouchsafe, vouge, voussoir, vouvray, vow, vowel, vowel gradation, vowel harmony, vowel mutation, vowel point, vowel rhyme

Origin of Vowel

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French vowel < Latin vōcālis vocal

Other words from Vowel

vow·el·less , adjective
vow·el·like , adjective
vow·el·y , vow·el·ly , adverb

Word origin for Vowel

C14: from Old French vouel, from Latin vocālis littera a vowel, from vocālis sonorous, from vox a voice

Synonyms for Vowel

articulate, choral, operatic, verbal, lyric, oral, singing, sonant, sung, articulated, expressed, intonated, modulated, phonetic, phonic, pronounced, put into words, said, uttered, viva voce, vocalic, vocalized, voiced