Speech meaning

What does “speech” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“speech” is a noun with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience.

speech

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
“he listened to an address on minor Roman poets”
Synonymsaddress
(language) communication by word of mouth
“his speech was garbled”
“he uttered harsh language”
Synonymsspeech communication spoken communication spoken language language voice communication oral communication
something spoken
“he could hear them uttering merry speeches”
the exchange of spoken words
“they were perfectly comfortable together without speech”
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
“his manner of speaking was quite abrupt”
“her speech was barren of southernisms”
Synonymsmanner of speaking delivery
a lengthy rebuke
“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”
“the teacher gave him a talking to”
Synonymslecture talking to
words making up the dialogue of a play
“the actor forgot his speech”
Synonymsactor's line words
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
“language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals”
Synonymslanguage

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University