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Showing words for SIBILANCE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Sibilance

sibilance

8 Letter Words for Sibilance

salicine, silicane, silicean

7 Letter Words for Sibilance

aiblins, albines, albinic, alibies, bailies, basilic, bensail, bialies, bilians, calesin, celsian, escalin, incisal, inlaces, lesbian, salicin, sanicle, scabine, scaleni, scibile, secalin, silenic, sinical

6 Letter Words for Sibilance

ablins, abseil, alcine, alibis, aliens, ancile, ancles, anilic, anisic, anisil, bacile, baclin, bailie, bainie, baline, bensil, bialis, bilian, blains, blancs, blinis, cabins, cables, caline, casein, casini, cebian, ceibas, ceilis, cisela, cleans, clines, clinia, elains, eniacs, ilices, inable, incise, incles, inisle, inlace, isabel, isicle, lances, lesbic, liaise, lianes, lienic, linacs, lineas, neslia, niblic, sabine, saline, siacle, sialic, sibine, silane, sileni, silica, sinaic, snibel

5 Letter Words for Sibilance

abies, ables, acies, acini, acnes, aisle, albin, alces, alecs, alibi, alice, alien, ancle, anile, anils, anise, ascii, bacin, baile, bails, balei, bales, bancs, banes, basel, basic, basil, basin, basle, beans, beisa, benic, benis, besan, besin, biali, bices, biens, biles, bilic, binal, bines, bisie, blaes, blain, blanc, blase, blens, blini, blins, cabin, cable, cains, calin, canel, canes, canis, canli, cebil, ceiba, ceili, ceils, ciels, cilia, cinel, cines, claes, clans, clean, clies, cline, eblis, elaic, elain, elans, elsin, encia, eniac, ibsen, iceni, ileac, iliac, incas, incle, inial, insea, isiac, labis, laces, lacis, laics, laine, lance, lanes, leans, leban, lenis, liane, liens, linac, linea, lines, linie, nabes, nabis, nable, nails, neals, necia, nelis, niais, nisei, sabin, sable, saice, saine, salic, scail, scale, scena, scian, senal, sicle, siena, silen, sinai, sinal, since, slain, slane, slice, sline, snail

4 Letter Words for Sibilance

abcs, abel, able, abls, aces, acle, acne, aiel, aile, ails, aine, ains, albe, albs, alce, alec, alen, ales, alii, alin, ance, anes, anil, anis, ansi, asci, asin, bacs, baic, bail, bain, bale, bali, bals, banc, bane, bani, bans, base, beal, bean, bein, bela, bels, bena, beni, bens, besa, bias, bice, bien, bile, bine, bins, blae, blan, blas, blea, blin, cabs, cain, cals, cane, cans, case, ceas, ceil, cels, cens, ciel, cine, clan, clin, eans, eila, elan, encl, esca, ibis, ices, ilea, ilia, inbe, inca, incl, inia, isba, isle, labs, lace, lacs, laen, laic, lain, lane, lase, lean, leas, leis, lena, lens, lias, libs, lice, lien, lies, liin, lina, line, lins, nabe, nabs, nace, nael, naib, nail, nais, nale, nasi, neal, nebs, nibs, nice, nies, nile, nils, nisi, nsec, sabe, saic, sail, sain, sale, sane, scab, scan, scil, seal, sean, seil, sena, sial, sian, sice, sien, sila, sile, sina, sine, slab, snab, sneb, snib

3 Letter Words for Sibilance

abc, abl, abn, abs, ace, aes, ail, ain, ais, alb, alc, ale, aln, als, anc, ane, ans, asb, ase, asl, bac, bae, bai, bal, ban, bas, bec, bel, ben, bes, bin, bis, bls, bns, cab, cai, cal, can, cel, cen, cia, cie, cis, cli, cns, csi, ean, eas, ebn, ebs, ecb, ela, elb, eli, els, enc, enl, ens, esc, iba, ice, ile, inc, ins, ise, isl, isn, lab, lac, lai, lan, las, lbs, lca, lea, lei, les, lib, lie, lin, lis, lsc, nab, nae, nas, nbe, nea, neb, nei, nib, nie, nil, nis, sab, sac, sai, sal, san, sbe, sci, sea, sec, sei, sel, sen, sib, sic, sie, sil, sin, sla, sle

Definitions for Sibilance

[1] hissing.
[2] Phonetics . characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s in this [th  is] /ðɪs/ , rose [rohz] /roʊz/ , pressure [presh -er] /ˈprɛʃ ər/ , pleasure [plezh -er] /ˈplɛʒ ər/ , and certain similar uses of ch, sh, z, zh, etc.
[3] Phonetics . a sibilant consonant.
[4] phonetics relating to or denoting the consonants (s, z, / ʃ /, / ʒ /), all pronounced with a characteristic hissing sound
[5] having a hissing sound the sibilant sound of wind among the leaves
[6] a sibilant consonant

Words related to Sibilance

sibilantcatcall, hoot, derision, buzz, contempt, boo

Words nearby Sibilance

sibilantsiberian larkspur, siberian ruby, siberian squill, siberian wallflower, siberite, sibilant, sibilant rale, sibilate, sibirʾ, sibiu, sibling

Origin of Sibilance

t1660–70; < Latin sībilant- (stem of sībilāns ), present participle of sībilāre to hiss), equivalent to sībil(us ) a hissing, whistling (of imitative orig.) + -ant- -ant

Other words from Sibilance

sib·i·lance , sib·i·lan·cy , noun
sib·i·lant·ly , adverb
non·sib·i·lance , noun
non·sib·i·lan·cy , noun
non·sib·i·lant , adjective, noun
non·sib·i·lant·ly , adverb
sub·sib·i·lance , noun
sub·sib·i·lan·cy , noun
sub·sib·i·lant , adjective, noun
sub·sib·i·lant·ly , adverb
un·sib·i·lant , adjective

Word origin for Sibilance

tC17: from Latin sībilāre to hiss, of imitative origin; compare Greek sizein to hiss

Synonyms for Sibilance

catcall, hoot, boo, buzz, contempt, derision, sibilation, Bronx cheer