Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "fricative" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

approximant lateral nasal plosive trill

Derived Terms

dental fricative fricatively fricativeness fricativisation fricativise fricativization fricativize groove fricative lateral fricative nonfricative prefricative slit fricative

Context

phonetics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

continuant continuant consonant obstruent

Type Of (IsA)

consonant

Related Terms

affricate approximant friction lateral nasal plosive sibilant

Related Terms

affricate approximant buzzing consonant hissing lateral nasal plosive sibilant sound

Similar Terms

soft

Synonym Network

continuant fricative consonant spirant

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