Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.

  2. (not comparable)Voiced.

More definitions
  • produced with vibration of the vocal cords

Origin

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis. By surface analysis, Latin son(ō) + -ant.

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis. By surface analysis, Latin son(ō) + -ant.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • produced with vibration of the vocal cords:voicedsoft

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

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