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Sonant vs Asonant - What's the difference?

sonant | asonant |

As adjectives the difference between sonant and asonant

is that sonant is of or pertaining to sound; sounding while asonant is not sounding or sounded.

As a noun sonant

is (linguistics) a voiced letter.

sonant

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
  • (linguistics) voiced

    • Derived terms

    * equisonant (ancient music)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A voiced letter.
    • Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants

    Anagrams

    * ----

    asonant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not sounding or sounded.

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with (assonant). (Webster 1913)