sonorant

Meaning

A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.

Opposite of
obstruent
Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/
Etymology

From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.

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