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Sonority

noun
1.
Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant.  Synonyms: plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, vibrancy.





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"Sonority" Quotes from Famous Books



... indifferent eating-house reeking with the odour of grease and wine. This place resounded with cries, songs, and the clatter of plates and dishes. In each private room and public saloon, were parties talking in loud voices, and the thin partitions gave vibrating sonority to all this riot. The waiters, ascending to the upper rooms, caused ...
— Therese Raquin • Emile Zola


Words linked to "Sonority" :   sonorous, timber, tone, quality, timbre


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