phonaesthetic

English

Alternative forms

• phonesthetic

Adjective

phonaesthetic (comparative more phonaesthetic, superlative most phonaesthetic)

1. Exhibiting phonaesthesia.
   • 2015, David J. Peterson, The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building, page 32f:

     In addition to the history of cultural stereotyping, which certainly plays a role, it’s the comparison of entire sound systems that produces a phonaesthetic character in the mind of the listener: the sounds present, the way they’re combined, the intonational phrasing, and the rate of speech—plus a number of sociological factors.

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• enthesopathic