Univocal

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /juːˈnɪvÉ™k(É™)l/

Origin

From Late Latin Å«nivocus + -al.

Full definition of univocal

Adjective

1. Having only one possible meaning.
• 1999, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 146:There were, he argued, some words, such as ‘fat’ or ‘exhausted’, that could not apply to God, but if such terms as ‘being’, ‘goodness’ or ‘wisdom’ were not univocal of God and creatures, ‘one could not naturally have any concept of God – which is false.’
2. Containing only one vowel."A man, a plan, a canal, Panama." contains only the vowel 'a', making it univocal.
3. Having unison of sound, as the octave has in music.
4. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.
5. unequivocal; indubitable

Synonyms

• definite
• unambiguous
• unequivocal

Antonyms

• ambiguous
• equivocal

Anagrams

• vacuolin