Definition: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
Usage: language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
Similar words: faculty, mental faculty, module
Definition: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
Synonyms: speech, talking to, lecture
Definition: a lengthy rebuke
Usage: a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline; the teacher gave him a talking to
Similar words: reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, rebuke
Definition: an act or expression of criticism and censure
Usage: he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Synonyms: speech, actor's line, words
Definition: words making up the dialogue of a play
Usage: the actor forgot his speech
Similar words: line
Definition: text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
Usage: the letter consisted of three short lines; there are six lines in every stanza
Synonyms: manner of speaking, delivery, speech
Definition: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
Usage: his manner of speaking was quite abrupt; her speech was barren of southernisms; I detected a slight accent in his speech
Similar words: expressive style, style
Definition: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
Usage: all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper
Synonyms: voice communication, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language
Definition: (language) communication by word of mouth
Usage: his speech was garbled; he uttered harsh language; he recorded the spoken language of the streets
Similar words: auditory communication
Definition: communication that relies on hearing
Synonyms: speech
Definition: the exchange of spoken words
Usage: they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
Similar words: speaking, speech production
Definition: the utterance of intelligible speech
Synonyms: speech
Definition: something spoken
Usage: he could hear them uttering merry speeches
Similar words: utterance, vocalization
Definition: the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Definition: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Usage: he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
Similar words: speech act
Definition: the use of language to perform some act