Definition of sonance

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Sonance (n.) A sound; a tune; as, to sound the tucket sonance..

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Concord :: Concord (n.) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony.
Assonance :: Assonance (n.) Resemblance of sound.
Sonance :: Sonance (n.) The quality or state of being sonant.
Vocal :: Vocal (n.) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal..
Vowel :: Vowel (n.) A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 1
Resonancy :: Resonancy (n.) Resonance.
Unisonance :: Unisonance (n.) Accordance of sounds; unison.
Vocal :: Vocal (a.) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, // 199-202..
Thud :: Thud (n.) A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth..
Propriety :: Propriety (n.) The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with established principles, rules, or customs; fitness; appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language, manners, etc..
Equisonance :: Equisonance (n.) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
Inconsonancy :: Inconsonancy (n.) Want of consonance or harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement..
Assonance :: Assonance (n.) A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last acce`ted vow`l and tnose whioh follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word, while the consonants of the two words are unlike in sound; as, calamo and platano, baby and chary..
Christianness :: Christianness (n.) Consonance with the doctrines of Christianity.
Vibrancy :: Vibrancy (n.) The state of being vibrant; resonance.
Verity :: Verity (n.) The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality..
Dissonance :: Dissonance (n.) Want of agreement; incongruity.
Resonance :: Resonance (n.) A prolongation or increase of any sound, either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments..
Symphony :: Symphony (n.) A consonance or harmony of sounds, agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both..
Assonance :: Assonance (n.) Incomplete correspondence.
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