Sonant (Adjective)
Meaning
Produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Sonant sounds are produced with the vibration of the vocal cords, as opposed to whispering or other non-sonant sounds.
- In phonetics, a voiced consonant is a consonant which is pronounced with the vocal cord vibration, such as the sonant "b" or "d" sounds.
- The sonant consonant in the word "zoo" is the "z" sound.
- Languages with complex tone systems typically feature both sonant and obstruent sounds, the sonant being softer in contrast to obstruent.
- He produced sonant chords in her favor but often ends abruptly midway; usually suggesting unresolved sound emotions like tensions etc..