sonority

== English == === Etymology === From sonor(ous) +‎ -ity, from French sonorité, from Latin sonōritās. === Pronunciation === (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /səˈnɑɹɪti/, /səˈnɔːɹɪti/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /səˈnɑɹəti/, /səˈnɔːɹəti/ === Noun === sonority (countable and uncountable, plural sonorities) The property of being sonorous. (linguistics, phonetics) Relative loudness (of a speech sound); degree of being sonorous.