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Added 8 October 2026

sonority

/səˈnɑɹɪti/ noun

Latin root: sonōritās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sonority at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant.

Origin

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

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