oral.
Relating to the mouth.
Meaning & usage
Relating to the mouth.
oral hygiene
oral sex
Relating to the mouth. Done or taken by the mouth.
Relating to the mouth. Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
Relating to the mouth. Relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting.
Relating to the mouth. Of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness.
Spoken rather than written.
an oral presentation
an oral French exam
Spoken rather than written. Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth.
Spoken rather than written. Using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf.
Spoken rather than written. Not having reached the stage of literacy.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
We've got our Spanish oral tomorrow.
A physical examination of the mouth.
Ellipsis of oral sex.
I gave my boyfriend oral for the first time on his birthday.
Ellipsis of oral steroid.
Where this word comes from
PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.