English Explanatory Dictionary

sonority

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property of being sonorous.
  2. Relative loudness (of a speech sound); degree of being sonorous.

Pronunciation

/səˈnɑɹɪti/ /səˈnɔːɹɪti/ /səˈnɑɹəti/ /səˈnɔːɹəti/

Word forms

sonority sonorities

Etymology

From sonor(ous) + -ity, from French sonorité, from Latin sonōritās.

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