Definitions for sonorant
sonorant
so·no·rant
Spelling: [suh-nawr-uh nt, -nohr-, soh-]
IPA: /səˈnɔr ənt, -ˈnoʊr-, soʊ-/
Sonorant is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 215 anagrams from letters in sonorant (annoorst).
Definitions for sonorant
noun
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a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
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a speech sound characterized by relatively free air passage through some channel, as a vowel, semivowel, liquid, or nasal.
Compare obstruent.
adjective
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of, relating to, or having the properties of a sonorant.
Origin of sonorant
Latin sonōr- (stem of sonor) sound, noise + -ant; see sonorous