Voiced, as a speech sound.
n.
- A voiced speech sound.
- A syllabic consonant in Indo-European.
[Latin sonāns, sonant-, present participle of sonāre, to sound.]
sonant
Dictionary:
so·nant (sō'nənt)  |
adj.
Voiced, as a speech sound.
n.
Voiced, as a speech sound.
n.
| Thesaurus: sonant |
adjective
- Produced by the voice: articulate, oral, spoken, uttered, vocal, voiced. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
| Dental Dictionary: sonant |
(son′ant)
n
n
A speech sound that has in it a component of tone generated by laryngeal vibrations (for example, “a-a-a,” “z-z-z”).
| WordNet: sonant |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
Synonym: voiced sound
The adjective sonant has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(linguistics) of speech sounds
Synonym: voiced
Antonym: surd (meaning #1)
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