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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasality

/neɪˈzælɪtiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
nasal-i-ty
IPA
/neɪˈzælɪtiː/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being nasal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English nasality From nasal + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nasalities (plural)

Derived Forms

denasality hypernasality hyponasality

Frequently Paired Words

nasalance

Synonyms

nasalness twang

Questions

How do you pronounce nasality?
The recorded pronunciation is /neɪˈzælɪtiː/.
What does nasality mean?
The state or quality of being nasal.
Where does nasality come from?
Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English nasality From nasal + -ity.

How to pronounce nasality

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