univocal

English

Etymology

uni- + vocal

Pronunciation

• IPA: /juːˈnɪvək(ə)l/, IPA: /ˌjuːnɪˈvoʊkəl/, IPA: /ˌjuːnɪˈvəʊk(ə)l/

Adjective

univocal (not comparable)

1. Having only one possible meaning.

   There was really little room for debate, with a statement as univocal as that.

2. Containing only one vowel.

   "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama." contains only the vowel 'a', making it univocal.

Synonyms

• definite
• unambiguous
• unequivocal

Antonyms

• ambiguous
• equivocal

Translations

having only one possible meaning

Catalan: unívoc Dutch: eenduidig (nl) Finnish: yksiselitteinen (fi) French: univoque (fr), sans équivoque (fr)

Hungarian: egyértelmű (hu) Irish: aonchiallach (ga) Macedonian: еднозначен (mk) (ednóznačen) m.

Anagrams

• vacuolin