SONANCE Synonyms

• compatibility in opinion and action

• the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

• a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

• agreement of opinions

• an agreeable sound property

• rise and fall of the voice pitch

• singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

• the act of singing in a monotonous tone

• the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

• an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

• any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds

• musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)

• (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)

• punishment for one's actions

• an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation

• a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system

• having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

• a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

• the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities

• financially secure and safe

• in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay

• the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

• the subjective sensation of hearing something

• mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

• the sudden occurrence of an audible event

• the audible part of a transmitted signal

• (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

• a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

• a large ocean inlet or deep bay

• exercising or showing good judgment

• in excellent physical condition

• logically valid

• having legal efficacy or force

• vigorous or severe

• free from moral defect

• (of sleep) deep and complete

• complete; thorough

• appear in a certain way

• make a certain noise or sound

• give off a certain sound or sounds

• announce by means of a sound

• utter with vibrating vocal chords

• cause to sound

• measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

• the quality of a person's voice

• (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

• a steady sound without overtones

• the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

• a musical interval of two semitones

• the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• vary the pitch of one's speech

• change the color or tone of

• change to a color image

• give a healthy elasticity to

• the act of vibrating

• a shaky motion

• (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean

• a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively