English adjective: spirant | |||
1. | spirant of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | ||
Synonyms | continuant, fricative, sibilant, strident | ||
Similar | soft | ||
Antonyms | hard | ||
English noun: spirant | |||
1. | spirant (communication) a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract | ||
Synonyms | fricative, fricative consonant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | continuant, continuant consonant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sibilant, sibilant consonant | ||