adenoidal

Thân thiện

Her voice sounded adenoidal when she had a cold.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sounding as if the nose were pinched: Describes a voice quality that is nasal, thin, and lacking resonance, as if the speaker's nose is blocked or constricted.
   • Of or pertaining to the adenoids: Relating to the adenoids, which are masses of lymphatic tissue in the upper part of the throat behind the nose.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Voice Quality): His adenoidal tone made it difficult to understand him over the phone.The character was portrayed with an adenoidal whine that was both annoying and memorable.

• Adjective (Medical/Anatomical): The child's chronic infections led to adenoidal hypertrophy.Adenoidal tissue can sometimes obstruct the airway during sleep.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use in Criticism: Often used in literary or performance criticism to describe an unpleasant or distinctive vocal character.

Variants and Related Words

• Adenoid (noun): A mass of lymphatic tissue situated at the back of the nasal passage.

Synonyms

• Nasal: Having a sound characterized by resonance in the nose.
• Twangy: Having a sharp, nasal sound, though this can also refer to a regional accent.
• Hyponasal: (Medical term) Specifically denoting insufficient nasal resonance, often due to obstruction.

Antonyms

• Resonant: Having a deep, full, reverberating sound.
• Sonorous: Impressively deep and full in sound.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. sounding as if the nose were pinched
   • a whining nasal voice
2. of or pertaining to the adenoids

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pinched
• nasal