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sonority

 
Dictionary: so·nor·i·ty   (sə-nôr'ĭ-tē, -nŏr'-) pronunciation
 
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n., pl. -ties.
  1. The quality or state of being sonorous; resonance.
  2. A sound.
  3. Linguistics. The degree to which a speech sound is like a vowel. Plosives have the least sonority and vowels have the most.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
  Synonyms: plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, vibrancy

 
 
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