vowellike

An obsolete adjective meaning resembling a vowel in sound or quality.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo que descreve um som semelhante a uma vogal em termos de sonoridade ou qualidade acústica.

1. Resembling a vowel C1 formal

   Having the acoustic or articulatory qualities of a vowel sound, such as being open and sonorous.

   • The /l/ in 'bottle' can be vowellike in some dialects.
   • Certain consonants, like /r/ and /l/, can become vowellike in specific phonetic contexts.
   • The linguist described the sound as a vowellike glide.

   🇵🇹Semelhante a vogal

   Sinônimos: vocalic

   Antônimos: consonantal