Word

speech, n.
(speeches)
freq. cnt. 30

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 3

address speech

sample sentences

"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

speak speechify

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

part meronym

body introduction conclusion, end, close, closing, ending

hypernym

hyponym

allocution colloquium dithyramb impromptu inaugural, inaugural address lecture, public lecture, talk litany oratory public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation preaching, sermon, discourse

instance hyponym

Gettysburg Address

(language) communication by word of mouth
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

language oral communication speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language voice communication

sample sentences

"his speech was garbled"
"he uttered harsh language"
"he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

language, linguistic communication

hypernym

auditory communication

hyponym

words pronunciation, orthoepy conversation discussion, word, give-and-take expression, saying, locution non-standard speech idiolect monologue charm, spell, magic spell, magical spell dictation monologue, soliloquy

something spoken
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

speech

sample sentences

"he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

utterance, vocalization

a lengthy rebuke
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lecture speech talking to

sample sentences

"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
"the teacher gave him a talking to"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

reproof, rebuke, reproval, reprehension, reprimand

hyponym

preaching, sermon curtain lecture

your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

delivery manner of speaking speech

sample sentences

"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"
"her speech was barren of southernisms"
"I detected a slight accent in his speech"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

style, expressive style

hyponym

address catch tongue shibboleth tone, tone of voice elocution prosody, inflection modulation, inflection

part holonym

paralanguage, paralinguistic communication

the exchange of spoken words
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

speech

sample sentences

"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

speaking, speech production

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

language speech

sample sentences

"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

faculty, mental faculty, module

part meronym

lexis vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon

member of this domain (topic)

verbalize, verbalise

words making up the dialogue of a play
<noun.communication>

actor's line speech words

sample sentences

"the actor forgot his speech"

semantic pointers

part holonym

dialogue, dialog

hypernym

hyponym

aside cue monologue soliloquy throwaway