sonant

Plural: sonants

Noun

A voiced speech sound, produced with vibrating vocal cords.
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
A voiced speech sound.

Adjective

produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"

Adj

Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
Voiced.

Examples

He searched for a sonant letter to complete his word, needing that extra point.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis.

Synonyms

soft, voiced, voiced sound

Antonyms

unvoiced, surd

Scrabble Score: 6

sonant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sonant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sonant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

sonant: valid Words With Friends Word