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Phonetics. a sibilant consonant.
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Sibilant
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| the degree of obstruction or the type of channel imposed upon the passage of air at a given place of articulation like stop, fricative, nasal, semivowel |
| occurring at the beginning of a word or syllable like the (k) sound of kite, chasm, or quay |
Origin:
1660–70; < Latin sībilant- (stem of sībilāns), present participle of sībilāre to hiss), equivalent to sībil(us) a hissing, whistling (of imitative orig.) + -ant- -ant
1660–70; < Latin sībilant- (stem of sībilāns), present participle of sībilāre to hiss), equivalent to sībil(us) a hissing, whistling (of imitative orig.) + -ant- -ant
Related forms
sib·i·lance, sib·i·lan·cy, noun
sib·i·lant·ly, adverb
non·sib·i·lance, noun
non·sib·i·lan·cy, noun
non·sib·i·lant, adjective, noun
EXPANDnon·sib·i·lant·ly, adverb
sub·sib·i·lance, noun
sub·sib·i·lan·cy, noun
sub·sib·i·lant, adjective, noun
sub·sib·i·lant·ly, adverb
un·sib·i·lant, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Ellis's pen name, chosen perhaps for its sibilant hiss, suited her style of elegant malice.
- Morse from doing a sustained impersonation, right down to the last sibilant slur and growl.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sibilant
1669, from L. sibilantem (nom. sibilans), prp. of sibilare "to hiss, whistle," possibly of imitative origin (cf. Gk. sizein "to hiss," Lett. sikt "to hiss," O.C.S. svistati "to hiss, whistle"). The noun meaning "speech sound having a hissing effect" is from 1788.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
sibilant sib·i·lant (sĭb'ə-lənt)
adj.
Of, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh).
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
sibilant
in phonetics, a fricative consonant sound, in which the tip, or blade, of the tongue is brought near the roof of the mouth and air is pushed past the tongue to make a hissing sound. In English s, z, sh, and zh (the sound of the s in "pleasure") are sibilants. Sometimes the affricates ch and j are also considered as sibilants. See also fricative.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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