Surd — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɜːd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːd/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈɜːd/.

Examples

unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

voiceless consonant unvoiced voiceless hard

Antonyms

voiced

Parts of Speech

noun	a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
adjective	produced without vibration of the vocal cords “unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'”

Word Forms

voicelessness

noun

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

sourde

une consonne produite sans le son des cordes vocales

🇪🇸Spanish

sordo

una consonante producida sin sonido por las cuerdas vocales

🇮🇹Italian

assurdo

una consonante prodotta senza suono dalle corde vocali

🇳🇱Dutch

nors

een medeklinker die wordt geproduceerd zonder geluid van de stembanden

🇵🇹Portuguese

irresponsável

uma consoante produzida sem som pelas cordas vocais

🇷🇺Russian

иронично

согласный звук, произносимый без звука голосовыми связками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

करणी

स्वर रज्जु से ध्वनि के बिना उत्पन्न होने वाला व्यंजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂર

વોકલ કોર્ડમાંથી અવાજ વિના ઉત્પન્ન થતો વ્યંજન

🇵🇰Urdu

سرد

آواز کے بغیر آواز کے پیدا ہونے والا ایک حرف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苏德

声带发出的无声辅音

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどい

声帯からの音なしで生成される子音

🇰🇷Korean

무리수

성대에서 소리가 나지 않고 생성되는 자음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất ngờ

một phụ âm được tạo ra mà không có âm thanh từ dây thanh âm

🇹🇭Thai

ซูด

พยัญชนะที่ไม่มีเสียงจากเส้นเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keras

konsonan yang dihasilkan tanpa suara dari pita suara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جهير

حرف ساكن يصدر بدون صوت من الحبال الصوتية

🇮🇷Persian

سورد

صامتی که بدون صدا از تارهای صوتی تولید می شود

🇮🇱Hebrew

סורד

עיצור המופק ללא צליל ממיתרי הקול

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What is the primary definition of the word 'surd'?

The primary meaning of 'surd' is 'a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords'.

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Using 'surd' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'surd' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'surd' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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