adjective
- having a deep, resonant sound
noun
- a speech sound produced with relatively free airflow, such as a vowel, liquid, or nasal
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The sonorant voice of the narrator filled the auditorium.
- His sonorant laughter echoed through the hallway.
- In phonetics, /m/, /n/, and /l/ are classified as sonorants.
- Vowels are the most common type of sonorant in English.
- The sonorant quality of her singing made it particularly moving.
- Students learned to distinguish between sonorants and obstruents.
- The sonorant tones of the cello created a haunting melody.