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nasality

Translations

nasalitynoun
nasalities
pl
nasalitéQualité d’une voix ou d’un son présentant un caractère nasal.
The nasality in his voice made it difficult to understand him over the phone.
La nasalité de sa voix rendait difficile de le comprendre au téléphone.
Additional translations
nasalitéEn linguistique, trait ou réalisation phonétique nasale.
Synonyms
nasal quality
nasal resonance
nasal tone
nasal sound

Definitions

nasalitynoun
The quality or state of being nasal, especially in reference to the sound of a voice that is produced through the nose.
The nasality in his voice made it difficult to understand him over the phone.
A speech sound that is produced with nasal resonance; a nasalized consonant or vowel.
French learners often struggle to pronounce the nasalities found in words like “bon” or “vin.”
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