Sonant

/ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/ adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
A voiced speech sound.
"Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants"
2
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords wordnet

Adjective

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

Adjective

1
produced with vibration of the vocal cords wordnet

Synonyms

voiced sound accented allophone alveolar apical apico-alveolar

Antonyms

inaudible muted obstruent quiet

Example

"Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis.

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