vocalic

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UK/vəʊˈkælɪk/Canada, US/voʊˈkælɪk/Australia/vəʉˈkælɪk/New Zealand/vɐʉˈkælək/

adjective

Pertaining to a vowel.

Similar
vowellike
Opposite
consonantal
OriginFrench vocalique →
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Meanings

adjectivevocalic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to a vowel.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebeing or containing or characterized by vowels

Similar
vowellike
Opposite
consonantal
Also see
vocalvowellike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchvocal
  2. Frenchvocalique
  3. Englishvocalic

Borrowed from French vocalique, from vocal + -ique.

More words from French

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Translations

Finnish vokaalinen
  • vokaalinenused as a vowel
French vocalique
  • vocaliqueused as a vowel
German vokalisch
  • vokalischused as a vowel
Indonesian vokalis
  • vokalisused as a vowel
Polish samogłoskowy
  • samogłoskowyused as a vowel
Portuguese vocálico
  • vocálicoused as a vowel
Romanian vocalic
  • vocalicused as a vowel
Russian гла́сный
  • гла́сный (glásnyj)used as a vowel
Ukrainian голосни́й
  • голосни́й (holosnýj)used as a vowel
Cite this entry
APA

vocalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalic

MLA

“vocalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vocalic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalic.

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