Definitions for sonant
ˈsoʊ nəntso·nant

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sonant, voiced sound(adj)

   a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

2. voiced, sonant, soft(adj)

   produced with vibration of the vocal cords

   "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sonant(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.

2. sonant(Adjective)

   voiced

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sonant(adj)

   of or pertaining to sound; sounding

   Etymology: [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]

2. Sonant(adj)

   uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath 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

   Etymology: [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]

3. Sonant(noun)

   a sonant letter

   Etymology: [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sonant

   sō′nant, adj. sounding: pertaining to sound: uttered with sound, instead of breath alone, as certain alphabetic sounds.—ns. Sō′nance (Shak.), a call; Sō′nancy, sonant character. [L. sonans, -antis, pr.p. of sonāre, to sound.]

Anagrams for sonant »

1. santon

How to pronounce sonant?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sonant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sonant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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