frontness

== English == === Etymology === From front +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌnt.nɪs/ === Noun === frontness (uncountable) (phonetics) Quality of being a front vowel. Andrew Spencer (1996), Phonology: theory and description, p. 25 : The most important aspects of vowel quality are tongue height, frontness/backness and lip rounding. ==== Antonyms ==== backness