Adjective: sonant sow-nunt
- Produced with vibration of the vocal cords
"sonant consonants such as 'b' and 'g' and 'z'";
- voiced, soft
- A speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
"The 'b' sound in 'bat' is a sonant";
- voiced sound
Derived forms: sonants
Type of: phone, sound, speech sound
Encyclopedia: Sonant