sonority
sonority · sonorities
The property of being sonorousThe property of being sonorous.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The property of being sonorous.
(countable, uncountable)Relative loudness (of a speech sound); degree of being sonorous.
More definitions
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
Origin
From sonor(ous) + -ity, from French sonorité, from Latin sonōritās.From sonor(ous) + -ity, from French sonorité, from Latin sonōritās.
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Forms
plural: sonorities| Singular | sonority |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant:plangencyresonancereverberanceringingsonorousnessvibrancy
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsonorous
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable