1. The quality or state of being sonorous; the property of producing a loud, deep, or resonant sound
The sonority of the church bells echoed through the valley.
A sonoridá dos sinos da igreja ecoou pelo vale.
2. In linguistics, the relative loudness or intensity of a sound in speech
The sonority of vowels is greater than that of consonants.
A sonoridá das vogais é maior que a das consoantes.