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Showing words for SIBILANT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Sibilant

sibilant

7 Letter Words for Sibilant

aiblins, bilians, stibial

6 Letter Words for Sibilant

ablins, alibis, alinit, anisil, baliti, baltis, bialis, bilian, binits, bisalt, blains, blinis, inbits, inital, intail, isatin, latins, lbinit, libant, santii, stalin, tibial

5 Letter Words for Sibilant

absit, aitis, albin, alibi, alist, altin, anils, antis, bails, baits, balti, bants, basil, basin, basti, batis, biali, binal, binit, bints, bisti, bitis, blain, blast, blats, blini, blins, blist, inial, intil, intis, labis, lants, latin, lints, litai, litas, nabis, nails, niais, sabin, saint, sanit, satin, sinai, sinal, slain, slait, slant, snail, stail, stain, stilb, tabis, tails, tains, talis, tibia, tilia

4 Letter Words for Sibilant

abit, abls, ails, ains, aint, aits, albs, alii, alin, alts, anil, anis, ansi, anti, ants, asin, atis, atli, bail, bain, bait, bali, bals, bani, bans, bant, bast, bats, bias, bins, bint, bist, biti, bits, blan, blas, blat, blin, blit, ibis, ilia, inia, init, inst, inta, inti, intl, isba, isnt, itai, ital, itas, labs, lain, lait, lant, last, lati, lats, lias, libs, liin, lina, lins, lint, list, liti, lits, nabs, naib, nail, nais, nasi, nast, natl, nats, nibs, nils, nisi, nist, nits, sail, sain, salt, sant, sati, sial, sian, sila, silt, sina, sita, siti, slab, slat, slit, snab, snib, snit, stab, stib, tabi, tabs, tail, tain, tais, tali, tans, tils, tins, tsia

3 Letter Words for Sibilant

abl, abn, abs, abt, ail, ain, ais, ait, alb, aln, als, alt, ans, ant, asb, asl, ast, bai, bal, ban, bas, bat, bin, bis, bit, bls, blt, bns, btl, iba, ins, int, isl, isn, ist, ita, its, lab, lai, lan, las, lat, lbs, lib, lin, lis, lit, lst, nab, nas, nat, nib, nil, nis, nit, sab, sai, sal, san, sat, sib, sil, sin, sit, sla, slt, sta, tab, tai, tal, tan, tas, tbs, tib, til, tin, tis, tln, tsi

Definitions for Sibilant

[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 Sibilant

click, consonant, liquid, phone, sonant, affricate, diphthong, fricative, implosive, plosive, spirant, syllable, vocable

Words nearby Sibilant

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

Origin of Sibilant

1660–70; < 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 Sibilant

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 Sibilant

C17: from Latin sībilāre to hiss, of imitative origin; compare Greek sizein to hiss

Synonyms for Sibilant

affricate, click, consonant, diphthong, fricative, implosive, liquid, phone, phonetic entity, phonetic unit, plosive, sonant, spirant, syllable, vocable