adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A voiced speech sound.

   "Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants"

2. 2
   a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to sound; sounding. not-comparable
2. 2
   Voiced. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   produced with vibration of the vocal cords wordnet

Synonyms

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voicedaccentedallophonealveolarapicalapico-alveolar

Antonyms

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surd

Example

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"Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis.

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