nasality
/neɪˈzæl.ə.ti/ (bre, ipa) · /neɪˈzæl.ə.t̬i/ (ame, ipa) · /nāˈzalətē -ətē, -i/ (ame, mw)
nasality — noun
1. the way a voice sounds when extra air passes out through the nose during speech,
the way a voice sounds when extra air passes out through the nose during speech, giving the speaker's tone a distinctive buzzing or muffled quality
The choir teacher told Iris to relax her tongue and reduce the nasality in her singing.
collocation: reduce the nasality
Listeners often recognise the singer by the gentle nasality of her voice.
collocation: the nasality of [someone]'s voice
Antonia's heavy cold gave her words a strong nasality for almost a week.
A speech therapist helped Aarav reduce the nasality that made his lectures hard to follow.
The radio host had a slight nasality that listeners found warm and familiar.
- twang
informal; suggests a sharper, more metallic nasal quality, often regional
- nasal tone
two-word equivalent; more descriptive than technical
文法句型
the nasality of [someone]'s voice
用法筆記
Uncountable in most uses; speakers commonly modify it with adjectives like 'slight', 'strong', or 'heavy' rather than counting instances.