Associations to the word «Spirant»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SPIRANT, noun. (linguistics) (archaic) A fricative.
Dictionary definition
SPIRANT, noun. A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
SPIRANT, adjective. Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.