nasal
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[ ney-zuh l ]
/ ˈneɪ zəl /
adjective
of or relating to the nose: the nasal cavity.
Phonetics.
pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose, either partly, as in French nasal vowels, or entirely (as in m, n, or the ng of song).
noun
Phonetics.
a nasal speech sound.
Origin of nasal
1OTHER WORDS FROM nasal
na·sal·i·ty [ney-zal-i-tee] /neɪˈzæl ɪ ti/, na·sal·ism, noun sem·i·na·sal·i·ty, nounWords nearby nasal
narwhal,
nary,
nary a,
nas/uwt,
nasa,
nasal,
nasal bone,
nasal capsule,
nasal cavity,
nasal concha,
nasal crest
Example sentences from the Web for nasality
As for the fault of nasality, it is, as I have said, the most difficult to get rid of.
Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing |Enrico Caruso and Luisa TetrazziniThe common defects of nasality, throatiness, and harshness, are due to wrong and careless use of the speaking-instrument.
Talks on Talking |Grenville KleiserWhy not forswear French again and pronounce nuance without trying vainly to preserve the Gallic nasality of the second n—newance?
Society for Pure English, Tract 5 |Society for Pure EnglishA very disagreeable and common fault is nasality, or "talking through the nose."
Talks on Talking |Grenville Kleiser
British Dictionary definitions for nasality
nasal
/ (ˈneɪzəl) /
adjective
of or relating to the nose
phonetics
pronounced with the soft palate lowered allowing air to escape via the nasal cavity instead of or as well as through the mouth
noun
a nasal speech sound, such as English m, n, or ng
another word for nosepiece (def. 1)
Derived forms of nasal
nasality (neɪˈzælɪtɪ), noun nasally, adverbWord Origin for nasal
C17: from French from Late Latin
nāsālis, from Latin
nāsus nose
Medical definitions for nasality
nasal
[ nā′zəl ]
adj.
Of, in, or relating to the nose.
Scientific definitions for nasality
nasal
[ nā′zəl ]
Relating to or involving the nose.