1. sonant - Noun
2. sonant - Adjective
Uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath sound; intonated; voiced; tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; -- sid of the vowels, semivowels, liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b, d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their cognates p, t, k, f, etc., which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate.
A sonant letter.
Source: Webster's dictionarya frequently voiced opinion Source: Internet
voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z' Source: Internet