enunciating
Pronouncing words distinctly
Enunciating is pronouncing words clearly and distinctly, with careful attention to each syllable: She practiced enunciating her consonants for the audition.
The term applies especially to speech meant to be understood by an audience—actors enunciate on stage, announcers enunciate place names.
Enunciating can also mean stating or declaring formally: The professor spent the lecture enunciating her theory of market behavior.
Choice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- articulationClear vocal expression
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- syllablesUnits of pronunciation
consonants · vowels · phonemes · stress · accent · intonation · inflection · cadence
Quality of being distinguishable
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- crispnessSnappy, firm texture
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
- understandabilityEase of being grasped
comprehensibility · lucidity · explicitness · sharpness · clear speech · exaggerated · deliberate · measured
Something that extends outward
- volumeAmount of space filled
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- phrasingManner of expressing something
emphasis · accentuation · pitch · tone · rhythm · pace · pausing · breath control
diction
Choice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- articulationClear vocal expression
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
syllables · consonants · vowels · phonemes · stress · accent · intonation · inflection · cadence · prosody
distinctness
Quality of being distinguishable
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- crispnessSnappy, firm texture
- intelligibilityQuality of being understood
understandability · comprehensibility · lucidity · explicitness · sharpness · clear speech · exaggerated · deliberate · measured · careful
projection
Something that extends outward
- volumeAmount of space filled
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
phrasing · emphasis · accentuation · pitch · tone · rhythm · pace · pausing · breath control · oratory
- speech habitsmumbling, stuttering, stammering, rambling, interrupting
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- mouth actionsbite, biting, chewing, chew, swallowing