enunciation
Crisp, distinct speech
Enunciation is the act of pronouncing words clearly and distinctly.
Good enunciation means articulating each syllable so listeners can understand: Her enunciation was so precise that even the back row heard every word.
The word also applies to formal statements or declarations: the enunciation of a new policy.
Choice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- syllablesUnits of pronunciation
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
vowels · phonemes · tongue · lips · teeth · palate · vocal cords · mouth
Pitch variation in speech
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- accentRegional speech pattern
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
inflection · modulation · tone · pitch · emphasis · contour · melody · timing
Oral communication ability
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- presentationFormal display to viewers
public speaking · recitation · declamation · projection · pacing · emphasis · expression · performance
Without obstruction or fog
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- crispFirm and breakable
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
comprehensible · audible · understandable · lucid · sharp · defined · clean · unmistakable
diction
Choice of words
consonants · vowels · phonemes · tongue · lips · teeth · palate · vocal cords · mouth · jaw
intonation
Pitch variation in speech
rhythm · inflection · modulation · tone · pitch · emphasis · contour · melody · timing · phrasing
speech
Oral communication ability
presentation · public speaking · recitation · declamation · projection · pacing · emphasis · expression · performance · stage
clear
Without obstruction or fog
intelligible · comprehensible · audible · understandable · lucid · sharp · defined · clean · unmistakable · legible
- speech therapyspeech therapy, speech pathology, speech therapist, SLP, speech disorders
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- languagelanguage, word, words, grammar, spelling
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- expressionexpress, convey, communicate, verbal, nonverbal
- speech or wordsnoun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
enunciationmumbling
Indistinct, quiet speech
slurring · muttering · garbling · inarticulation · mispronunciation
enunciationsuppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
silence · muteness · taciturnity · reticence · withholding