sonant

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: voiced soundvoicedsoft

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cordsSynonyms: voiced sound

Adjective (1)

  1. produced with vibration of the vocal cords“a frequently voiced opinion”“voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";”Synonyms: voicedsoft
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sonant \So"nant\, a. [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]

1.Of or pertaining to sound; sounding. [1913 Webster]

2.(Phonetics) Uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath sound; intonated; voiced; vocal; tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; -- said 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. -- n. A sonant letter. [1913 Webster]

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