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soundingness

soundingness noun: the quality of making a sound or sounds.

Noun

soundingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of making a sound or sounds.
    • The soundingness of hearing and voicing constitute an embodied sense of presence and of memory. Voice then authorizes identities as identities authorize voice.2007, Patricia Kruth, Henry Stobart, Sound, page 184
    • The soundingness of Blackness only achieves recognition in a sociopolitical context where the very fact of Blackness holds significant meaning. In other words, the acoustic markers of Blackness are not just about differentiating the vocal utterings and tonal inclinations of particular cultures.2019, Nina Eidsheim, Katherine Meizel, The Oxford Handbook of Voice Studies, page 217

Examples of soundingness in a sentence

  • By considering dancer 'voice' and 'soundingness' as vehicles for expressing the deep-rooted cultural values surrounding artistic presentation, the soundscape of Tahitian dance broadens extensively.2021, Kendra Stepputat, Brian Diettrich, Perspectives in Motion: Engaging the Visual in Dance and Music, page 118:
  • By contrast, the soundingness of vowels was not particularly well-known among Arabic grammarians, who overwhelmingly refer to vocalisation with terms related to 'movement' and 'stillness'.2021, Nick Posegay, Points of Contact, page 130:

Origin of soundingness

From sounding + -ness.

Questions about soundingness

What does soundingness mean?
Soundingness means the quality of making a sound or sounds.
How do you use soundingness in a sentence?
By considering dancer 'voice' and 'soundingness' as vehicles for expressing the deep-rooted cultural values surrounding artistic presentation, the soundscape of Tahitian dance broadens extensively.
What part of speech is soundingness?
Soundingness is a noun.

Words near soundingness in the dictionary

  1. sounding-stone
  2. sounding-stones
  3. soundingboard
  4. soundingboards
  5. soundingly
  6. soundingness
  7. soundings
  8. soundless
  9. soundlessly
  10. soundlessness
  11. soundlike

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