What does sonant mean?
Definitions for sonant
ˈsoʊ nəntso·nant
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Princeton's WordNet
sonant, voiced soundadjective
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
voiced, sonant, softadjective
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
"a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";
Wiktionary
sonantadjective
Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
sonantadjective
voiced
ChatGPT
sonant
In phonetics, a sonant is a sound such as a voiced vowel or consonant that can be continuously sounded, as opposed to sounds like plosives or fricatives which can only be made in short bursts. It is characterized by its speech sound during which the airflow is not blocked and any accompanying noise is relatively quiet. Sonants usually form the peak of syllables.
Webster Dictionary
Sonantadjective
of or pertaining to sound; sounding
Sonantadjective
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
Sonantnoun
a sonant letter
Etymology: [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Anagrams for sonant »
santon
stanno
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sonant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sonant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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