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Definitions for Sonant

[1] sounding; having sound.
[2] Phonetics . voiced (opposed to surd).
[3] a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
[4] a voiced sound (opposed to surd).
[5] (in Indo-European) a sonorant.
[6] phonetics denoting a voiced sound capable of forming a syllable or syllable nucleus
[7] inherently possessing, exhibiting, or producing a sound
[8] phonetics a voiced sound belonging to the class of frictionless continuants or nasals (l, r, m, n, ŋ ) considered from the point of view of being a vowel and, in this capacity, able to form a syllable or syllable nucleus

Words related to Sonant

oral, lyric, voiced, singing, choral, vowel, sung, articulate, phonetic, pronounced, said, spoken, uttered, verbal, articulated, expressed, operatic, phonic, vocalic

Words nearby Sonant

son-, son-in-law, son-of-a-bitch stew, sonal, sonance, sonant, sonar, sonarman, sonata, sonata da camera, sonata da chiesa

Origin of Sonant

1840–50; < Latin sonānt- (stem of sonāns ), present participle of sonāre to sound1. See son-, -ant

Other words from Sonant

so·nan·tal [soh-nan -tl] /soʊˈnæn tl/ , so·nan·tic [soh-nan -tik] /soʊˈnæn tɪk/ , adjective
in·ter·so·nant , adjective
non·so·nant , adjective, noun
un·so·nant , adjective
un·so·nan·tal , adjective

Word origin for Sonant

C19: from Latin sonāns sounding, from sonāre to make a noise, resound

Synonyms for Sonant

choral, lyric, oral, singing, sung, voiced, vowel, articulate, articulated, expressed, intonated, modulated, operatic, phonetic, phonic, pronounced, put into words, said, spoken, uttered, verbal, viva voce, vocalic, vocalized