Definition of vowels Vowels
/vawˈʌlz/ - [vawulz] -
We found 3 definitions of vowels from 2 different sources.
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What does vowels mean?
Wiktionary 
- vowels (Noun)
Plural of vowel.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| vowel - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | ||
| vowel sound | ||
| consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel | ||
| speech sound, phone, sound (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | ||
| ablaut a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) | ||
| diphthong a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another | ||
| schwa, shwa a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables | ||
| vowel - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel | ||
| alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vowel (n.)
A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149. - vowel (a.)
Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
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vowel
A sound of the voice produced by the vibration of the voice box modified by a more or less large opening of the mouth. -
vowel
A letter used to indicate a sound of the voice produced by the vibration of the voice box modified by a more or less large opening of the mouth.
Wikipedia 
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All the letters in the alphabet are either vowels or consonants. Vowels have no friction made when spoken. All words in the English language have vowels. In words like spy, sty, lynx, fly, etc. the vowel is a Y which can also be a consonant
In the word "yellow", y is a consonant.
In the word "happy", y is a vowel.
