sonant

[ soh-nuhnt ]

/ ˈsoʊ nənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sonant ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

sounding; having sound.

Phonetics. voiced (opposed to surd).

noun Phonetics.

a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).

a voiced sound (opposed to surd).

(in Indo-European) a sonorant.

Origin of sonant

1840–50; <Latin sonānt- (stem of sonāns), present participle of sonāre to sound¹. See son-, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM sonant

so·nan·tal

[soh-nan-tl], /soʊˈnæn tl/, so·nan·tic

[soh-nan-tik], /soʊˈnæn tɪk/, adjectivein·ter·so·nant, adjectivenon·so·nant, adjective, nounun·so·nant, adjective

un·so·nan·tal, adjective

Words nearby sonant

so much the, somy, son, sonal, sonance, sonant, sonar, sonarman, sonata, sonata da camera, sonata da chiesa

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Example sentences from the Web for sonant

As if the 'internal evidence' of a poem containing no sonant final -e is not enough to condemn it at once.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Surdimū′tism, the condition of being deaf and dumb; Surd′ity, want of sonant quality.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
His hands moved quietly; his voice was clear and sonant; his words were few and polite.
Life Immovable|Kostes Palamas
The sonant and the interval of each element were measured, and all the pauses except the stanza pause were recorded.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various

One, for example, gets the accent by a slight increase in intensity, but especially by a pause following the sonant.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various

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, nounsonantal (səʊˈnæntəl) or sonantic, adjective

Word Origin for sonant

C19: from Latin sonāns sounding, from sonāre to make a noise, resound

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单词	sonant
释义	sonant [ soh-nuhnt ] / ˈsoʊ nənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sonant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective sounding; having sound. Phonetics. voiced (opposed to surd). noun Phonetics. a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant). a voiced sound (opposed to surd). (in Indo-European) a sonorant. Origin of sonant 1840–50; <Latin sonānt- (stem of sonāns), present participle of sonāre to sound¹. See son-, -ant OTHER WORDS FROM sonant so·nan·tal [soh-nan-tl], /soʊˈnæn tl/, so·nan·tic [soh-nan-tik], /soʊˈnæn tɪk/, adjectivein·ter·so·nant, adjectivenon·so·nant, adjective, nounun·so·nant, adjective un·so·nan·tal, adjective Words nearby sonant so much the, somy, son, sonal, sonance, sonant, sonar, sonarman, sonata, sonata da camera, sonata da chiesa Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sonant As if the 'internal evidence' of a poem containing no sonant final -e is not enough to condemn it at once. Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems\|Geoffrey Chaucer Surdimū′tism, the condition of being deaf and dumb; Surd′ity, want of sonant quality. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various His hands moved quietly; his voice was clear and sonant; his words were few and polite. Life Immovable\|Kostes Palamas The sonant and the interval of each element were measured, and all the pauses except the stanza pause were recorded. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1\|Various One, for example, gets the accent by a slight increase in intensity, but especially by a pause following the sonant. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1\|Various 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, nounsonantal (səʊˈnæntəl) or sonantic, adjective Word Origin for sonant C19: from Latin sonāns sounding, from sonāre to make a noise, resound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sonant oral, lyric, voiced, singing, choral, vowel, sung, articulate, phonetic, pronounced, said, spoken, uttered, verbal, articulated, expressed, intonated, modulated, operatic, phonic
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sonant

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adjective

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