vowel
vowel is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.
- adjective. Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
- noun. a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
- noun. a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in vowel:
Common word forms
vowels, voweled, vowelly, vowelise, vowelize, vowelled, vowelless
Words from these letters
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