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Meaning of "nasality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NASALITY

nasality  [neɪˈzælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NASALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nasality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NASALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nasality in the English dictionary

The definition of nasality in the dictionary is the quality or state of being pronounced with the soft palate lowered allowing air to escape via the nasal cavity instead of or as well as through the mouth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NASALITY


causality
kɔːˈzælɪtɪ
confidentiality
ˌkɒnfɪdenʃɪˈælɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
homosexuality
ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
legality
lɪˈɡælɪtɪ
locality
ləʊˈkælɪtɪ
mentality
mɛnˈtælɪtɪ
morality
məˈrælɪtɪ
mortality
mɔːˈtælɪtɪ
municipality
mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ
nationality
ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ
originality
əˌrɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ
personality
ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ
plurality
plʊəˈrælɪtɪ
reality
rɪˈælɪtɪ
sexuality
ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
speciality
ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ
spirituality
ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ
vitality
vaɪˈtælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NASALITY

nasal
nasal concha
nasal index
nasalisation
nasalise
nasalism
nasalization
nasalize
nasally
Nasarawa
nasard
NASCAR dad
nascence
nascency
nascent
NASDAQ
naseberries
naseberry

WORDS THAT END LIKE NASALITY

ability
abnormality
air quality
augmented reality
brutality
duality
equality
fatality
generality
illegality
in reality
individuality
inequality
infant mortality
intertextuality
low-quality
modality
practicality
quality
sensuality
virtual reality

Synonyms and antonyms of nasality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nasality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NASALITY

Find out the translation of nasality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nasality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nasality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鼻音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nasalidad
570 millions of speakers

English

nasality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुनासिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nasality
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назальность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nasalidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুনাসিকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nasalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nasality
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nasalität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鼻音性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nasality
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính của âm đọc giọng mui
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nasality
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नैसर्गिक अवस्था
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genizden okunma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nasalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nosowość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

назального
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nazalitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nasality
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neus geluid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nasal klang
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nasality
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nasality

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NASALITY»

The term «nasality» is normally little used and occupies the 130.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NASALITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nasality

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NASALITY»

Discover the use of nasality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nasality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Unified Approach to Nasality and Voicing
Introduction Before proceeding any further with the issue of the correlation between nasality and voicing, we need to consider some typological aspects of these properties. Principally, I focus on universals and the behaviour of the properties in ...
Kuniya Nasukawa, 2005
2
Correspondence Between Nasalance Scores and Nasality Ratings ...
Recent studies have examined listener ratings of nasality using both EAI and DME scales (Whitehill, Lee & Chun, 2002; Zraick & Liss, 2000). Following Stevens' procedures, these researchers concluded that nasality is a prothetic perception ...
Tami Urbani Brancamp, 2008
3
Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology: A Resource Manual
The following speech tasks are provided to help identify the presence of hypernasality, hyponasality, and assimilation nasality. These three resonance problems are often detected through careful listening. However, if more objective and ...
Kenneth Shipley, Julie McAfee, 2008
4
Clinical Voice Disorders
Hyponasality Synonyms are denasality, rhinolalia clausa, and closed nasality. Defined as diminution or absence of normal nasal resonance of the nasal semivowels /m/, /n/, /n/ and loss of normal assimilation nasality. Its physical basis is over ...
Arnold Elvin Aronson, 2009
5
Clinical Measurement of Speech and Voice
Nasality and nasal emission of air are symptoms of many different kinds of speech disorders. Not only are they the central concern in cases of cleft palate and similar maxillofacial defects (Spriestersbach, 1965; Shprintzen et al., 1978; ...
Ronald J. Baken, Robert F. Orlikoff, 2000
6
Dysarthria: A Physiological Approach to Assessment and Treatment
It is therefore the primary aim of therapy to improve the competency of the velopharyngeal seal and thereby to reduce the perceived levels of nasality in the client's speech. Depending on the severity of impairment, this goal can be achieved ...
B. E. Murdoch, 1998
7
Voice and Articulation
Assimilation. Nasality. We have discussed assimilation and nasality in detail; when they occur together, they create a rather common vocal quality that, when excessive, is quite unpleasant. Assimilation nasality often occurs ...
Kenneth Crannell, 2011
8
The Phonological Spectrum: Segmental structure
nasality is dependent on vowel quality (cf. House & Stevens 1956). Similarly, Bell -Berti (1973) and Lubker etal. (1970) show that different vowel qualities correspond to different velar positions (cf. Entenman 1976: 49ff.). To be perceived nasal, ...
Jeroen Maarten van de Weijer, Vincent van Heuven, Harry van der Hulst, 2003
9
The Voice Book: For Everyone who Wants to Make the Most of ...
Voices which are coloured with nasality are often thin, metallic or reedy in quality; in some cases they sound a bit duck-like. Sometimes people talk about the voice being nasal when describing the sound of someone with a bad cold. They call ...
Michael McCallion, 1999
10
The Modern Singing Master: Essays in Honor of Cornelius L. Reid
the cause of nasality lies in either the open or closed position of the nasal passages, Cornelius Reid, in the Dictionary of Vocal Terminology, presents a persuasive argument that because the research has not proven a cause-effect relationship ...
Ariel Bybee, James E. Ford, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NASALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nasality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
of my gay tongue
Others chime in, "There is some something slightly melodic [in your voice.]" "There is the nasality." "I would definitely rate you as a metrosexual. «Bay Area Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Preview: Filmmaker David Thorpe to speak Sunday about his …
... the stereotypical articulations frequently associated with gay male speech patterns — including nasality; sibilant S's; upspeak; clearer vowels; ... «ArtsATL, Jul 15»
3
Is There a “Gay Voice”?
Putting himself on camera, Thorpe visits a speech therapist who points out his “upspeak,” his “nasality,” and his “singsong pattern.” He talks to a ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
4
BWW Reviews: YANNA AVIS is Again Beguiling and Enticing as …
Her smoky voice is light and can be interpreted any number of ways, from a sassy nasality to a deeper contralto. The edgy banter and body ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
Review: Apollo Festival 2015
Honestly, they were as tight as the back end of a cat, with bass-and-vocalist George Robinson's rehearsed northern nasality excellently ... «YorkMix, Jun 15»
6
KEF Reference Series 103/4 loudspeaker
They're a bit forward in sound, have a hint of midrange nasality, but otherwise excel in vocal reproduction, floating a realistic, palpable image in ... «Stereophile Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Blown away by English actors with American accents
New Yorkers drop the hard R. Chicagoans bump up the nasality, carrying the nasal sounds of "m," "n" or "ng" over into vowels in words like ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
8
Anything Goes (Princess Theatre, Melbourne)
As Erma, Debora Krizak is the funniest person on stage, discovering hitherto unknown realms of nasality for her gangster's moll Brooklynese ... «Daily Review, May 15»
9
Fox's Kelly File Spends Almost Three Minutes Sneering About …
ROSEN: After a pit stop in the familiar Midwestern nasality with which she usually speaks, pronouncing the word “hard” with two syllables, Mrs. «NewsHounds, May 15»
10
Tech N9ne at Troc: Electro-dark humor from a scary clown
Chris Webby's performance had a bit of Eminem's nasality and white-guy angst, as in his throbbing, bass-heavy "Brim Low." MURS, on the ... «Philly.com, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Nasality [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nasality>. Apr 2024 ».
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