Speech vs. Mythos: What's the Difference?
Speech and Mythos Definitions
Speech
The faculty or act of speaking.
Mythos
Myth.
Speech
The faculty or act of expressing or describing thoughts, feelings, or perceptions by the articulation of words.
Mythos
Mythology.
Speech
What is spoken or expressed, as in conversation; uttered or written words
Seditious speech.
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Mythos
The pattern of basic values and attitudes of a people, characteristically transmitted through myths and the arts.
Speech
A talk or public address, or a written copy of this
The senator gave a speech.
Mythos
Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
Speech
The language or dialect of a nation or region
American speech.
Mythos
A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.
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Speech
One's manner or style of speaking
The mayor's mumbling speech.
Mythos
(by extension) A set of assumptions or beliefs about something.
Speech
The study of oral communication, speech sounds, and vocal physiology.
Mythos
(literature) A recurring theme; a motif.
Speech
(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
He had a bad speech impediment.
After the accident she lost her speech.
Speech
(uncountable) The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
Her speech was soft and lilting.
Speech
(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech.
Speech
(countable) A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
Speech
(uncountable) Language used orally, rather than in writing.
This word is mostly used in speech.
Speech
(grammar) An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
Speech
(uncountable) Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.
Speech
To make a speech; to harangue.
Speech
The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.
There is none comparable to the variety of instructive expressions by speech, wherewith man alone is endowed for the communication of his thoughts.
Speech
He act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation.
O goode God! how gentle and how kindYe seemed by your speech and your visageThe day that maked was our marriage.
The acts of God . . . to human earsCan nort without process of speech be told.
Speech
A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.
People of a strange speech and of an hard language.
Speech
Talk; mention; common saying.
The duke . . . did of me demandWhat was the speech among the LondonersConcerning the French journey.
Speech
Formal discourse in public; oration; harangue.
The constant design of these orators, in all their speeches, was to drive some one particular point.
Speech
Ny declaration of thoughts.
I. with leave of speech implored, . . . replied.
Speech
To make a speech; to harangue.
Speech
The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience;
He listened to an address on minor Roman poets
Speech
(language) communication by word of mouth;
His speech was garbled
He uttered harsh language
He recorded the spoken language of the streets
Speech
Something spoken;
He could hear them uttering merry speeches
Speech
The exchange of spoken words;
They were perfectly comfortable together without speech
Speech
Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally;
His manner of speaking was quite abrupt
Her speech was barren of southernisms
I detected a slight accent in his speech
Speech
A lengthy rebuke;
A good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
The teacher gave him a talking to
Speech
Words making up the dialogue of a play;
The actor forgot his speech
Speech
The mental faculty or power of vocal communication;
Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
