# sonority

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈnɑɹɪti/ · frequency rank #98,741

## Definitions
1. The property of being sonorous.
2. Relative loudness (of a speech sound); degree of being sonorous.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sonority