səˈnȯrəd.ē, -när-, -rətē, -i sometimes -nōr- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin sonoritat-, sonoritas, from Late Latin, melody, from Latin sonorus + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : the quality or state of being sonorous : sonorousness , resonance
b. : a sonorous tone or speech
2. : the perceptibility or distinctness of speech sounds when spoken in a context in which stress, pitch, and sound duration are constant
vowels possessing greater sonority than consonants