Sound
| Groups |
|
Primary Base | son* |
Descendants
| sonoc* | Acoustics | Science of sound. |
| sonawew* | Deafness | Inability to perceive sound. Lack of hearing. |
| sonaw* | Hearing | Perception of sound. |
| * | Loudness | Intensity of sound. |
| * | Musical Sounds | |
| * | Perception of Sound | |
| sonew* | Silence | Absence of sound. |
| sonor* | Speaker | Generative agent or instrument of sound. |
| * | Specific Sounds | |
Notes
Faintness
Faintness Lack of intensity of sound.
Faint sound, whisper, breath; undertone, underbreath; murmur, hum, buzz, purr, lap [of waves], plash; sough, moan, rustle, susurration [rare], tinkle.
HOARSENESS &c. adj.
SILENCER, muffler; soft pedal, damper, mute, sordino [It.], sordine [all music].
Sound synonyms
SOUND, noise; sonority, sonorosity [obs.], sonification, strain; accent, twang, intonation, tune, cadence; sonorescence, sonorousness &c. adj.; audibility; resonance; voice; phonation; aspirate; phonogram, ideophone; rough breathing.
