vocalness

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noun

The quality of being vocal; outspokenness.

OriginEnglish vocal ← Middle English vocal ← Latin vōcālis →
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Meanings

nounvocalness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being vocal; outspokenness.

    I like what I'm seeing, in terms of the vocalness of certain people on our team, starting to hold people accountable and their teammates accountable.

    2007 December 1, Howard Beck, “Leadership Seems to Be Lacking From the Knicks Top Performers”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  3. Proto-Italic*wōks
  4. Latinvōx
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinvōcālis
  8. Middle Englishvocal
  9. Englishvocal
  10. Englishvocalness

From vocal + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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