Definition of SONORITY

sonority

Plural: sonorities

Noun

  • The quality of being sonorous; richness and fullness of sound.
  • having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
  • The property of being sonorous.
  • Relative loudness (of a speech sound); degree of being sonorous.

Examples

  • The sonority of ’EUPHONIOUS’ resonated through the Scrabble hall.

Origin / Etymology

From sonor(ous) + -ity, from French sonorité, from Latin sonōritās.

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

sonority: valid Words With Friends Word