oral en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- ōrʹəl without the horse–hoarse merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈoː.ɹəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈɑ.ɹəl/ (East-Coast, dialectal)
- /ˈoɹəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈoː.rəl/ (India) without the horse–hoarse merger
- /ˈɔː.ɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈo(ː)ɹəl/ without the horse–hoarse merger
Etymology
PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Meanings
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(not-comparable, relational) Relating to the mouth.
oral sex
oral hygiene
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(not-comparable, relational) Relating to the mouth. ▸ Done or taken by the mouth.
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- (not-comparable, of a speech sound, relational) Relating to the mouth. ▸ Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
- (in Freudian theory, not-comparable, relational) Relating to the mouth. ▸ Relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting.
- (not-comparable, relational) Relating to the mouth. ▸ Of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness.
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(not-comparable, relational) Spoken rather than written.
an oral French exam
an oral presentation
- (not-comparable, relational) Spoken rather than written. ▸ Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth.
- (not-comparable, relational) Spoken rather than written. ▸ Using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf.
- (not-comparable, of a society, relational) Spoken rather than written. ▸ Not having reached the stage of literacy.
Antonyms
written · written · written · written
Deriveds
peroral · oral surgery · oral stage · hyperoral · fecal-oral · intraoral · oralistic · oral tradition · oral mucositis · extraoral · oral examination · post-oral · oral law · oral lore · oralnasal · supraoral · pre-oral · nonoral · oral allergy syndrome · preoral · oral surgeon · orally · oral history · suboral · oral vowel · perioral · oral cavity · oralism · oral hygiene · oral sex · oralise · endoral · oral test · nasoral · oral candidiasis · oral argument · orality · naso-oral · paroral · oralize · oralness · transoral · circumoral · aboral · oral exam · oral glucose · oral gratification · oral availability · adoral · oralcare · oral myology · oral mite anaphylaxis · oralist · pharyngo-oral · infraoral · oral dam · juxtaoral · postoral · oralmost
Relateds
Synonyms
spoken · mouthly · verbal · verbal · mouthly · verbal · spoken · spoken · spoken · mouthly · verbal · mouthly · mouthly
Translations (117)
nl mondeling (spoken) · ko 구술 (spoken) · fi oraalinen (relating to the mouth) · eo parola (spoken) · ca bucal (relating to the mouth) · ru ора́льный (relating to the mouth) · pl ustny (relating to the mouth) · ko 입의 (relating to the mouth) · lt oralinis (relating to the mouth) · fi suu- (relating to the mouth) · cmn 口腔的 (relating to the mouth) · be ро́тавы (relating to the mouth) · sk ústný (relating to the mouth) · af oraal (spoken) · ar شَفَوِيّ (spoken) · mr तोंडी (spoken) · ja 口伝 (spoken) · nl oraal (spoken) · sh usni (spoken) · ca verbal (spoken) · fi suullinen (spoken) · tg шифоҳӣ (spoken) · sh усни (spoken) · sa वाचिक (spoken) · ca oral (spoken) · hy բանավոր (spoken) · fr buccal (relating to the mouth) · cmn 口頭 /口头 (spoken) · ar شَفَهِيّ (spoken) · ko 구두의 (relating to the mouth) · gl oral (relating to the mouth) · hy բերանային (relating to the mouth) · nb muntlig (spoken) · ko 구두 (spoken) · sq gojor (spoken) · ckb دەمی (relating to the mouth) · el προφορικός (spoken) · el στοματικός (relating to the mouth) · ka ზეპირი (spoken) · bg у́стен (spoken) · fi suun (relating to the mouth) · bg у́стен (relating to the mouth) · is munnlegur (spoken) · cs orální (relating to the mouth) · ca oral (relating to the mouth) · es bocal (relating to the mouth) · nl oraal (relating to the mouth) · hu orális (relating to the mouth) · sq oral (relating to the mouth) · uk у́сний (spoken) · tg даҳонӣ (relating to the mouth) · fr oral (spoken) · uk слове́сний (spoken) · nv hazééʼdę́ę́ʼ (relating to the mouth) · uk ора́льний (relating to the mouth) · tl bunganga (relating to the mouth) · ka ორალური (relating to the mouth) · kmr devkî (relating to the mouth) · sk ústny (spoken) · ja 口述 (spoken) · pt oral (relating to the mouth) · pt oral (spoken) · fa-ira دَهانی (relating to the mouth) · pl ustny (spoken) · ar مَنْطُوق (spoken) · fa-ira شَفاهی (spoken) · af oraal (relating to the mouth) · es bucal (relating to the mouth) · ru ротово́й (relating to the mouth) · sq gojor (relating to the mouth) · id lisan (relating to the mouth) · cs ústní (relating to the mouth) · be ара́льны (relating to the mouth) · ko 구전 (spoken) · de mündlich (spoken) · ia oral (relating to the mouth) · ka სიტყვიერი (spoken) · fr oral (relating to the mouth) · bg слове́сен (spoken) · ru у́стный (spoken) · eo buŝa (relating to the mouth) · mk усмен (spoken) · ru слове́сный (spoken) · ro oral (spoken) · da mundtlig (spoken) · es oral (spoken) · gl oral (spoken) · cmn 口述的 (spoken) · nl mondelijk (relating to the mouth) · sgs oralėnės (relating to the mouth) · es oral (relating to the mouth) · cmn 口的 (relating to the mouth) · mk устен (spoken) · cs ústní (spoken) · az şifahi (spoken) · nn munnleg (spoken) · sv muntlig (relating to the mouth) · sq falur (spoken) · be ву́сны (spoken) · tr sözlü (spoken) · ja 口頭の (relating to the mouth) · sv muntlig (spoken) · cmn 口語的 /口语的 (spoken) · bg на уста́та (relating to the mouth) · cmn 口服 (taken by the mouth) · de oral (relating to the mouth) · ja 口頭 (spoken) · it orale (spoken) · hy բերանի (relating to the mouth) · uk ротови́й (relating to the mouth) · ar فَمَوِيّ (relating to the mouth) · it orale (relating to the mouth) · sl usten (spoken) · sk orálny (relating to the mouth) · ro oral (relating to the mouth) · hu szóbeli (spoken) · mr मौखिक (relating to the mouth)