2. (adj)voiced, sonant, soft produced with vibration of the vocalcords "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";
Definition of 'sonant'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)sonant of or pertaining to sound; sounding
2. (adj)sonant uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from merebreath sound; intonated; voiced; tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; -- sid of the vowels, semivowels, liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b, d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their cognates p, t, k, f, etc., which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate
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