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8 Letter Words for Sibilant
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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