continuant

English Thesaurus

1. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	obstruent,
definition	:	a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	fricative, fricative consonant, spirant,
definition	:	a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract (noun.communication)

2. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (adj.all)

similar	:	soft,
definition	:	(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') (adj.all)

3. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract (noun.communication)

antonym	:	occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant,
definition	:	a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)

4. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (adj.all)

derivation	:	sibilant, sibilant consonant,
definition	:	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	continuance, duration,
definition	:	the property of enduring or continuing in time (noun.time)

derivation	:	hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz,
definition	:	make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (verb.communication)

derivation	:	sibilate,
definition	:	utter a sibilant (verb.communication)

derivation	:	sibilate,
definition	:	pronounce with an initial sibilant (verb.communication)

5. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract (noun.communication)

antonym	:	occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant,
definition	:	a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)

6. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (adj.all)

derivation	:	sibilant, sibilant consonant,
definition	:	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	continuance, duration,
definition	:	the property of enduring or continuing in time (noun.time)

derivation	:	hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz,
definition	:	make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (verb.communication)

derivation	:	sibilate,
definition	:	utter a sibilant (verb.communication)

derivation	:	sibilate,
definition	:	pronounce with an initial sibilant (verb.communication)