Definitions For Sonorant

Noun

SONORANT (plural SONORANTs) (phonetics) A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc. : Synonym: resonant : {{ant, en, obstruent}} : {{hypo, en, approximant, glide, liquid, nasal}}

Translations

Armenian: ձայնորդ German: Sonorant, m; Klanglaut, m Japanese: 共鳴音 (kyōmeion) Polish: sonorant, m, spółgłoska zwarto-otwarta, m Russian: соно́рный, m

Etymology

From {{af, en, sonorous, -ant}}, 1930s.{{R:Lexico}}

Is Sonorant a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
10

The word Sonorant is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

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