Word Meanings - PAROLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. (more info) 1. A word; an oral utterance. 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially , promise, upon one's faith
Additional info about word: PAROLE
A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. (more info) 1. A word; an oral utterance. 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially , promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like. This man had forfeited his military parole. Macaulay.
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- VOCALIST
A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist. - VERBALIZE
To convert into a verb; to verbify. - PAROLE
A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. (more info) 1. A word; an oral utterance. 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially , promise, upon one's faith - VOCALLY
1. In a vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound. 2. In words; verbally; as, to express desires vocally. - VOCALIZATION
1. The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized. 2. The formation and utterance of vocal sounds. - VOCALITY
1. The quality or state of being vocal; utterableness; resonance; as, the vocality of the letters. 2. The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character. - VERBALITY
The quality or state of being verbal; mere words; bare literal expression. "More verbality than matter." Bp. Hall. - VERBALLY
1. In a verbal manner; orally. 2. Word for word; verbatim. Dryden. - VERBALIST
A literal adherent to, or a minute critic of, words; a literalist. - UNWRITTEN
1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements. 2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper. Unwritten doctrines , such doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines. - VOCALIZE
1. To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to. It is one thing to give an impulse to breath alone, another thing to vocalize that breath. Holder. 2. To practice singing on the vowel sounds. - VERBALISM
Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression. - SPOKEN
1. Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a spoken narrative; the spoken word. 2. Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; -- often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man. Methinks you 're better spoken. Shak. - VERBALIZATION
The act of verbalizing, or the state of being verbalized. - VOCALNESS
The quality of being vocal; vocality. - VOCAL
1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices. To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song. Milton. 2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; - VOCALISM
1. The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization. 2. A vocalic sound. - VERBAL
Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix. Verbal inspiration. See under Inspiration. -- Verbal noun , a noun derived directly from a verb or verb - VOCALIC
Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel sounds. Earle. The Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic. Sir W. Scott. - UNIVOCALLY
In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally. How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if the venial be not sin Bp. Hall. - FREE-SPOKEN
Accustomed to speak without reserve. Bacon. -- Free"-spo`ken-ness, n. - UNEQUIVOCAL
Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words. -- Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ly, adv. -- Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ness, n. - FAIR-SPOKEN
Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. "A marvelous fair-spoken man." Hooker. - PRETTY-SPOKEN
Spoken or speaking prettily. - SMOOTH-SPOKEN
Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued. - PLAIN-SPOKEN
Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken sincerely; as, plain-spoken words. Dryden. - MULTIVOCAL
Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal. "An ambiguous multivocal word." Coleridge. -- n. - OVERBALANCE
1. To exceed equality with; to outweigh. Locke. 2. To cause to lose balance or equilibrium. - EQUIVOCALLY
In an equivocal manner. - DEVOCALIZE
To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality. -- De*vo`cal*i*za"tion, n. If we take a high vowel, such as , and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which is quite distinct enough to stand for a weak . H. Sweet. - SUBVOCAL
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