speech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental consonant - a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop - a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

aspirate - a consonant pronounced with aspiration

labial, labial consonant - a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips

continuant, continuant consonant - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

sibilant, sibilant consonant - a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

affricate, affricate consonant, affricative - a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')

geminate - a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"

surd, voiceless consonant - a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords

guttural, guttural consonant - a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

harmonious - musically pleasing

consistent - (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR