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
