sonant

S1O1N1A1N1T1
/ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/

adjective

Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.

“Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants”

Similar
voicedsoftvoiced sound
Opposite
surd
OriginLatin sonāns →
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Meanings

adjectivesonant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to sound; sounding.
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesVoiced.

    Antonyms: surd

nounsonant (plural sonants)

plural sonants

  1. human sciencesA voiced speech sound.

    Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants

    Antonyms: surd

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveVoiced.

Opposite
surd

nounA voiced speech sound.

Opposite
surd

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveproduced with vibration of the vocal cords

Similar
voicedsoft

nouna speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

Similar
voiced sound
Broader
phonespeech soundsound
Also see
softvocalvoiced

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsonāns
  2. Englishsonant

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis. By surface analysis, Latin son(ō) + -ant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sonant

componentdeponentsubcomponentasonant
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Anagrams

santonAnston
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APA

sonant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonant

MLA

“sonant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonant.

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