What does sonority mean?
Sonority means The property of being sonorous..
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/səˈnɑɹɪti/ · noun
The property of being sonorous..
Another quality that bothers me is Brendel's inconsistent sonority. The treble is hard and pingy; the midrange is weighed down with a booming bass.
It can be seen that vowels have the highest sonority of all phonemes in English, with low vowels being even more sonorous than high vowels.
Use sonority when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sonority means The property of being sonorous..
Common synonyms include resonance, vibrancy, ringing, plangency.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Another quality that bothers me is Brendel's inconsistent sonority. The treble is hard and pingy; the midrange is weighed down with a booming bass.
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