Definitions for sonority

sonority so·nor·i·ty

Spelling: [suh-nawr-i-tee, -nor-]
IPA: /səˈnɔr ɪ ti, -ˈnɒr-/

Sonority is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 214 anagrams from letters in sonority (inoorsty).

Definitions for sonority

noun

  1. the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous.

Origin of sonority

1515-25; Medieval Latin sonōritās Late Latin: melodiousness, equivalent to Latin sonōr(us) (see sonorous) + -itās -ity

Examples for sonority

Where was the sonority in the metallic, crushing blows you dealt in the Liszt Ballade?

From far up the avenue came the boom of an ox-horn, militant, almost brazen in its sonority.

By the 15th of October the voice of the patient had lost its sonority.

We may indicate the sonority very roughly by lines; if we connect their top ends, we shall obtain a curve.

By this means a great gain was made in richness and sonority.

Vitellius noticed that one of these was larger than the others, and that when struck by his foot it had not their sonority.

It increased the power of the voices and lent them a sonority difficult to believe.

The last ensemble is exquisite—well-nigh unapproachable in sonority and charm.

The hymn began to repeat itself, the individual words lost in the sonority of the hall.

Its sonority is full and satisfying, and it displays much variety of colouring.

Word Value for sonority
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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