Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lingual

1 sense of lingual

Sense 1
lingual -- (a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs)
       => consonant -- (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

Similarity of adj lingual

2 senses of lingual

Sense 1
linguistic (vs. nonlinguistic), lingual -- (consisting of or related to language; "linguistic behavior"; "a linguistic atlas"; "lingual diversity")

Sense 2
lingual -- (pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; "lingual inflammation"; "the lingual surface of the teeth")