Grep of noun spirant
antiperspirant
aspirant
spirant
spiranthes
spiranthes cernua
spiranthes porrifolia
spiranthes romanzoffiana
spiranthes spiralis
Overview of noun spirant
The noun spirant has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fricative consonant, fricative, spirant -- (a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract)
Overview of adj spirant
The adj spirant has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fricative, sibilant, spirant -- (produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'. `s', `z', or `th' (in both `thin' and `then')))
Antonyms of adj spirant
1 sense of spirant
Sense 1
fricative, sibilant, spirant
INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> hard
Similarity of adj spirant
1 sense of spirant
Sense 1
fricative, sibilant, spirant
=> soft (vs. hard)
Attributes of adj spirant
Familiarity of adj spirant
spirant used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj spirant
aspirant
spirant
Overview of noun spirant
The noun spirant has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fricative consonant, fricative, spirant -- (a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract)
Overview of adj spirant
The adj spirant has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fricative, sibilant, spirant -- (produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'. `s', `z', or `th' (in both `thin' and `then')))
spirant definition
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Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
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