sonorant

Plural: sonorants

Noun

A voiced speech sound, such as a vowel, liquid, or nasal.
A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.

Examples

He sought out a sonorant vowel to open up a new scoring lane.

Origin / Etymology

From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.

Synonyms

resonant

Antonyms

obstruent

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

sonorant: valid Words With Friends Word