LENIS

Etymology

Adjective

lenis (not comparable)

(phonetics) Weakly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.

Synonym: lax

Antonym: fortis

Noun

lenis (plural lenes)

(phonetics) A lenis consonant.

Anagrams

• LINEs, Niles, elsin, liens, lines, lisne

Source: Wiktionary



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