sonority

so·nor·i·ty

S0563600 (sə-nôr′ĭ-tē, -nŏr′-)n. pl. so·nor·i·ties 1. The quality or state of being sonorous; resonance.2. A sound.3. Linguistics The degree to which a speech sound is like a vowel. Plosives have the least sonority and vowels have the most.

so•nor•i•ty

(səˈnɔr ɪ ti, -ˈnɒr-)

n., pl. -ties. the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous. [1515–25]

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sonority - having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonantplangency, reverberance, sonorousness, vibrancy, ringing, resonancetimbre, tone, quality, timber - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

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sonority

so·nor·i·ty

so•nor•i•ty

sonority

Synonyms for sonority

noun having the character of a loud deep sound

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