Results for vowel

Definitions of vowel:

part of speech: adjective

Of or pertaining to a vowel; as, a vowel sound.

part of speech: adjective

Vocal: pertaining to a vowel.

part of speech: noun

A simple vocal sound: opposite to consonant; a letter representing such a sound; as, a, e, i, o, u, and something w and y.

part of speech: noun

A distinct simple sound uttered by the voice; in gram., one of the letters a, e, i, o, u, each of which represents a distinct sound, thus distinguished from the consonants, which represent imperfect sounds.

part of speech: adjective

Pert. to or having the quality of a vowel; vocal.

part of speech: noun

A simple vocal sound: the letter representing such a sound.

Usage examples for vowel:

• 8. On what but the vowel sound does quantity depend? "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown

• If, on the vowel in question, the lips be closed, there then arises an imperfect sound of b or p. "The English Language", Robert Gordon Latham

• He made the second vowel in vectigal short, and the House laughed at him; he tried again and pronounced it with the long sound of the English i, on which the critical body he addressed was perfectly satisfied. "The Intellectual Life", =Philip Gilbert Hamerton

• The dependent vowel in the word sit is short. "The English Language", Robert Gordon Latham