- Character or quality of a sound - Distinctive sound quality - Distinctive tonal quality - Particular state of mind - Quality in sound - Quality of sound, like wood - Sound quality
- A,E,I,O or U - AEIO or U - Non-consonant - One of five in our alphabet - A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by
resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case
giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a
sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter,
whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every
case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a
letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to
Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149. - Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
- Echoing effect - Reverberation - Sonority - Sound quality - The act of resounding; the quality or state of being
resonant. - A prolongation or increase of any sound, either by
reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not
distant enough to return a distinct echo, or by the production of
vibrations in other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of
musical instruments.