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View synonyms for unvocal

unvocal

[ uhn-voh-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. not outspoken; reserved; not eloquent in speech; inarticulate.
  2. not mellifluous, as the speaking voice.
  3. not melodious; unmusical:

    unvocal attempts at writing art songs.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of unvocal1

First recorded in 1765–75; un- 1 + vocal

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Example Sentences

Personally, I admire them very much, but they seem unvocal, and Italy is nothing if not vocal.

In the second-story front room at Mrs. McKee's, the barytone slept heavily, and made divers unvocal sounds.

He is a man to keep the world's tongue wagging, not too musically always; though himself of very unvocal nature.

The very word cantabile emphasizes, by antithesis, the unvocal character of the old florid style.

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