sone
/soʊn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing
noun
A fan of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.
noun
Alternative form of Sone.
Example Sentences
- "Francis Eaton, and Sarah his wife, and Samuel their sone, a yong child."
- "The band is known as SNSD (acronym of Korean name So Nyuh Shi Dae). SNSD fans are called Sone^([sic]) and, yes, I am a Sone."
- "Their six-track EP, 'Mr.Mr' comes packed with electro and R&B infused songs that SONEs (as SNSD Girls' Generation fans are lovingly called) can dance and sing along to."
- "Way to go SONEs, the fan chants during the dance break was^([sic]) so rad!"
Etymology
From Latin sonus (“sound”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sonus, 소원(所願)
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /soʊn/
- British English: /səʊn/