sonant
[ soh-nuh nt ]
/ ˈsoʊ nənt /
adjective
noun Phonetics.
Origin of sonant
OTHER WORDS FROM sonant
Words nearby sonant
son-,
son-in-law,
son-of-a-bitch stew,
sonal,
sonance,
sonant,
sonar,
sonarman,
sonata,
sonata da camera,
sonata da chiesa
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British Dictionary definitions for sonant
sonant
/ (ˈsəʊnənt) /
adjective
phonetics
denoting a voiced sound capable of forming a syllable or syllable nucleus
inherently possessing, exhibiting, or producing a sound
noun
phonetics
a voiced sound belonging to the class of frictionless continuants or nasals (l, r, m, n, ŋ) considered from the point of view of being a vowel and, in this capacity, able to form a syllable or syllable nucleus
Derived forms of sonant
sonance, noun sonantal (səʊˈnæntəl) or sonantic, adjectiveWord Origin for sonant
C19: from Latin
sonāns sounding, from
sonāre to make a noise, resound