Sonority — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sənˈɔːɹᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/sənˈɒɹɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sənˈɒɹɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /sənˈɔːɹᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sonorousness ringing reverberance plangency resonance vibrancy

Word Forms

plangent	adjective	loud and resounding
resonate	verb	sound with resonance
resonant	adjective	characterized by resonance
reverberant	adjective	having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected
reverberate	verb	ring or echo with sound
ring	verb	ring or echo with sound
sonorous	adjective	full and loud and deep
vibrate	verb	sound with resonance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klangfülle

den Charakter eines lauten, tiefen Tons haben; die Qualität der Resonanz

🇫🇷French

sonorité

ayant le caractère d'un son fort et profond ; la qualité d'être résonnant

🇪🇸Spanish

sonoridad

tener el carácter de un sonido fuerte y profundo; la cualidad de ser resonante

🇮🇹Italian

sonorità

avere il carattere di un suono forte e profondo; la qualità di essere risonante

🇳🇱Dutch

sonoriteit

het karakter hebben van een luid, diep geluid; de kwaliteit van resonantie

🇵🇹Portuguese

sonoridade

tendo o caráter de um som alto e profundo; qualidade do que é ressonante

🇷🇺Russian

звучность

имеющий характер громкого глубокого звука; качество резонанса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ध्वन्यात्मकता

तेज़ गहरी ध्वनि का चरित्र होना; गुंजायमान होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

পুত্রত্ব

একটি জোরে গভীর শব্দের চরিত্র থাকা; অনুরণিত হচ্ছে গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

சொனாரிட்டி

உரத்த ஆழமான ஒலியின் தன்மை கொண்டது; எதிரொலிக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సోనోరిటీ

ఒక బిగ్గరగా లోతైన ధ్వని పాత్ర కలిగి; ప్రతిధ్వనించే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

सोनोरिटी

मोठ्या खोल आवाजाचे पात्र असणे; अनुनाद असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોનોરિટી

જોરથી ઊંડા અવાજનું પાત્ર હોવું; પ્રતિધ્વનિ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೊನೊರಿಟಿ

ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಆಳವಾದ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸುವ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സോനോറിറ്റി

ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള ആഴത്തിലുള്ള ശബ്ദത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം; അനുരണനത്തിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਨੋਰਿਟੀ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਦਾ ਅੱਖਰ ਹੋਣਾ; ਗੂੰਜਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سونارٹی

ایک اونچی گہری آواز کا کردار ہونا؛ گونجنے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

响度

具有声音响亮深沉的特点；共鸣的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

響き

大きくて深い音の特徴を持つ。共鳴するという性質

🇰🇷Korean

울려 퍼짐

크고 깊은 소리의 특성을 가지고 있습니다. 공명하는 것의 질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng vang

có đặc tính của âm thanh sâu, to; chất lượng của sự cộng hưởng

🇹🇭Thai

ความดังสนั่น

มีลักษณะเป็นเสียงที่ดังทุ้มลึก คุณภาพของเสียงสะท้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemerduan

mempunyai sifat suara dalam yang nyaring; kualitas resonansi

🇵🇭Filipino

sonoridad

pagkakaroon ng katangian ng isang malakas na malalim na tunog; ang kalidad ng pagiging matunog

🇲🇾Malay

kebunyian

mempunyai watak bunyi dalam yang kuat; kualiti menjadi bergema

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صوتية

وجود طابع الصوت العميق العالي؛ نوعية الرنانة

🇮🇷Persian

سونوگرافی

داشتن شخصیت صدای بلند بلند؛ کیفیت رزونانس بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

sonorite

yüksek, derin bir ses karakterine sahip olmak; yankılanma kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוליות

בעל אופי של צליל עמוק חזק; האיכות של להיות תהודה

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The primary meaning of 'sonority' is 'having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant'.

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