Sonorant Definition

sŏnər-ənt, sōnər-, sə-nôr-
noun
A voiced consonant that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than an unvoiced plosive and that may occur as a syllabic.
English sonorants are (l), (r), (w), (y), (m), (n), and (ŋ)
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Other Word Forms of Sonorant

Noun

Singular:
sonorant
Plural:
sonorants

Origin of Sonorant

  • sonor(ous) –ant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

SSOSON

Words Ending With

TNTANT

Unscrambles

sonorant

Words Starting With S and Ending With T

Starts With S & Ends With TStarts With SO & Ends With TStarts With S & Ends With NT

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With S8 Letter Words Ending With T