sonority


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so·nor·i·ty

 (sə-nôr′ĭ-tē, -nŏr′-)
n. pl. so·nor·i·ties
1. The quality or state of being sonorous; resonance.
2. A sound.
3. Linguistics The degree to which a speech sound is like a vowel. Plosives have the least sonority and vowels have the most.
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so•nor•i•ty

(səˈnɔr ɪ ti, -ˈnɒr-)

n., pl. -ties.
the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous.
[1515–25]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sonority - having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
timbre, tone, quality, timber - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
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Translations

sonority

[səˈnɒrɪtɪ] Nsonoridad f
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sonority

nKlangfülle f
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sonority

[səˈnɒrɪtɪ] n (frm) → sonorità f inv
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References in classic literature ?
He pronounced his words with great distinctness and sonority, and Newman assured him that his way of dealing with the French tongue was very superior to the bewildering chatter that he heard in other mouths.
On one hand, attention to Beethoven's sonority, intervallic spacing, register extremes, or timbral allusions (some of the categories Gordon explores) could heighten the awareness for performers who might, otherwise, be preoccupied with more traditional studies of form and harmony, or simply getting the right notes.
The choir brought all its gifts of pizzicatoclear diction, a unanimity secured by exemplary attention to the conductor, confident sonority and well-shaped attack to this deeply-felt piece.
Sonority also does not prefer a sonorant + obstruent cluster on onset position.
What is not depicted or cannot be portrayed visually are complemented or counterpointed by splendid sonority.
He illustrated that sonority-driven reduction targets vowels with respect to their sonority class.
It anchored Berger's recent exploration of sonority in music that's familiar but also, itself, visionary: Bach's aching melodic line somehow never fails to sound anything but fresh and contemporary.
As God's good news echoes off new surroundings, new people and events, it returns to God with a new sonority. As God's people, it remains our privilege and responsibility to enrich that sonority by our faithful response to the news of God's salvific love.
Indeed, the piece is evocative, and the pairing of bassoon and horn, a wonderful combined sonority too often neglected by composers in chamber music contexts, works beautifully in this new work.
Many linguists invoke sonority to explain various characteristics of language, but others doubt the adequacy of formal accounts based on sonority, or even question its existence at all.
Their music has a unique sonority which I believe will astound everyone." ?