adj · noun · 9 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
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ethenyl
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Phonograph records as a medium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
Many DJs prefer vinyl to CDs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A phonograph record.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
shiny and tough and flexible plastic; used especially for floor coverings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plastic
9
noun
Meaning 9
a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vinyl group, vinyl radical
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group, radical, chemical group
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh1y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh1ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl From Latin vīnum (“wine”) + -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
винилов
(vinilov)
— containing the vinyl radical