speech
1. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (Freq. 16)
- he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
• Syn:
address
• Derivationally related forms:
speak, speechify, address (for: address)
• Hypernyms:
speech act
• Hyponyms:
allocution, colloquium, dithyramb, impromptu, inaugural address,
inaugural, lecture, public lecture, talk, litany, oratory,
oratory, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation, sermon,
discourse, preaching
• Instance Hyponyms:
Gettysburg Address
• Part Meronyms:
body, introduction, conclusion, end, close,
closing, ending
2. (language) communication by word of mouth (Freq. 7)
- his speech was garbled
- he uttered harsh language
- he recorded the spoken language of the streets
• Syn:
speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
• Topics:
language, linguistic communication
• Hypernyms:
auditory communication
• Hyponyms:
words, pronunciation, orthoepy, conversation, discussion,
give-and-take, word, saying, expression, locution, non-standard speech,
idiolect, monologue, spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm,
dictation, soliloquy
3. something spoken (Freq. 4)
- he could hear them uttering merry speeches
• Derivationally related forms:
speak
• Hypernyms:
utterance, vocalization
4. the exchange of spoken words (Freq. 1)
- they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
• Derivationally related forms:
speak
• Hypernyms:
speaking, speech production
5. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally (Freq. 1)
- his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
- her speech was barren of southernisms
- I detected a slight accent in his speech
• Syn:
manner of speaking, delivery
• Derivationally related forms:
deliver (for: delivery)
• Hypernyms:
expressive style, style
• Hyponyms:
address, catch, tongue, shibboleth, tone,
tone of voice, elocution, prosody, inflection, modulation
• Part Holonyms:
paralanguage, paralinguistic communication
6. a lengthy rebuke (Freq. 1)
- a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
- the teacher gave him a talking to
• Syn:
lecture, talking to
• Derivationally related forms:
speechify, lecture (for: lecture)
• Hypernyms:
rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
• Hyponyms:
sermon, preaching, curtain lecture
7. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
- language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
• Syn:
language
• Derivationally related forms:
speak
• Members of this Topic:
verbalize, verbalise
• Hypernyms:
faculty, mental faculty, module
• Part Meronyms:
lexis, vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon
8. words making up the dialogue of a play
- the actor forgot his speech
• Syn:
actor's line, words
• Hypernyms:
line
• Hyponyms:
aside, cue, monologue, soliloquy, throwaway
• Part Holonyms:
dialogue, dialog
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