son
Latinsound
About This Root
From Latin sonus (sound, noise). A musical and acoustic root: sonic (relating to sound), sonar (sound navigation), resonance (sound bouncing back), consonant (sounding together), dissonant (sounding apart, clashing). Sonnet originally meant 'a little song.' Unison means 'one sound' — voices or instruments sounding as one.
Associated Words · 22
resonate
To vibrate with resonance; to have a strong emotional impact
resonance
A deep echoing quality of sound; vibration at a matching frequency; emotional depth
unison
Harmony and agreement; simultaneous singing or playing of the same note
sonic
Relating to sound or the speed of sound
resonant
Having a deep, full, echoing sound; evoking strong emotion
sonar
A system using sound waves to detect underwater objects
sonnet
A fourteen-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme
dissonance
Harsh, discordant sounds; a state of conflict or disagreement
consonant
A non-vowel speech sound or letter; in agreement or harmony
supersonic
Faster than the speed of sound
resound
To be filled with or echo a loud sound
sonata
A musical composition in several movements for one or a few instruments
ultrasonic
Of sound frequencies above the range of human hearing
sonorous
Deep, rich, and resonant in sound
dissonant
Harsh and unpleasant in sound; not in harmony or agreement
consonance
Agreement or harmony; repetition of consonant sounds
sonically
In a manner relating to sound
stereosonic
Relating to stereophonic sound
unisonant
Sounding at the same pitch; in unison
unisonous
Being in unison; producing the same pitch
strange-sounding
Sounding unusual or unfamiliar
ultrasonics
The science and technology of ultrasound