vowelless

Without spoken openings

Vowelless means lacking vowels.

The term describes words or syllables written without the letters a, e, i, o, u (and sometimes y): The Welsh town Cwm is famously vowelless.

Linguists also use it for sounds produced without the voiced quality that defines vowels.

texting

SMS

Mobile text protocol

  • shorthandAbbreviated writing system
  • txtShort mobile message
  • msgDigital communication shorthand

pls · thx · omg · initialism · acronym · compression · character limit · brevity

abbreviation

TV

Screen for broadcast shows

  • FMCarrier wave frequency variation
  • DVDOptical media format
  • CDOptical data disc

MP3 · USB · CPU · LED · LCD · CNN · NBA · NFL · NHL · ATM

consonant

d

Fourth alphabetic character, minuscule

  • hEighth letter, lowercase
  • qSeventeenth English letter
  • rEighteenth alphabet character

w · x · phoneme · fricative · plosive · nasal · grapheme · articulation · phonology · syllable

puzzle

cryptogram

Coded message puzzle

hangman · crossword · brainteaser · riddle · decipherment · anagram · word game · challenge · quiz · guessing game

Opposites
vowel presence

vowellessvocalic

Relating to vowels

voweled

pronounceability/typicality in English

vowellesspronounceable

Able to be spoken

euphonious · melodious · typical · standard · well-formed

Family

vowel, vowels, vocalic, voweled

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G