Standard Lemma guide

univocal

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /juːnɪˈvəʊkəl/
  • UK: /juːˈnɪvək(ə)l/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /juːnɪˈvoʊkəl/
  • US: /juːˈnɪvək(ə)l/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having only one possible meaning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rhetoric

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Containing instances of only one vowel; univocalic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Having unison of sound, as the octave has in music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Unequivocal; indubitable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A word having only one meaning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A document containing instances of only one vowel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

adjective

Meaning 8

admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unequivocal evidence
  • took an unequivocal position
  • an unequivocal success
  • an unequivocal promise
  • an unequivocal (or univocal) statement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unequivocal, unambiguous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Late Latin ūnivocus + -al. By surface analysis, uni- + vocal.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: unívoc — having only one possible meaning
  • Dutch: eenduidig — having only one possible meaning
  • Finnish: yksiselitteinen — having only one possible meaning
  • French: univoque — having only one possible meaning
  • French: sans équivoque — having only one possible meaning
  • German: eindeutig — having only one possible meaning
  • Greek: μονοσήμαντος (monosímantos) — having only one possible meaning
  • Hungarian: egyértelmű — having only one possible meaning
  • Irish: aonchiallach — having only one possible meaning
  • Macedonian: еднозначен (ednoznačen) — having only one possible meaning
  • Polish: jednoznaczny — having only one possible meaning
  • Polish: niedwuznaczny — having only one possible meaning
  • Portuguese: unívoco — having only one possible meaning
  • Spanish: unívoco — having only one possible meaning
  • Swedish: entydig — having only one possible meaning