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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