A speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords.
Produced with vibration of the vocal cords;
1Clear, full, sonant notes; the notes of her true voice.
2His hands moved quietly; his voice was clear and sonant; his words were few and polite.
3In verses marked 's' the last sonant is shorter than the average of the preceding sonants.
4Most of the sonants have but one sound, and none of them has more than three sounds.