nasal tone
Adenoidal speech quality
A nasal tone is a voice quality produced when sound resonates primarily through the nose rather than the mouth.
The effect ranges from subtle to pronounced—some regional accents have a characteristic nasal tone, and it's often associated with whining or complaining: She answered in that nasal tone that made everything sound like a grievance.
Singers and speakers may develop nasal tone from habit, congestion, or technique.
- twangySharp vibrating sound quality
- whinyInclined to complain
- congestedBlocked by overcrowding
- adenoidalNasally obstructed vocal quality
- sinusAir-filled cranial cavity
sinus infection · honking · droning · pinched · snide · stuffed · mucus · deviated septum · sniffling · blocked · head cold · resonance · annoying · monotone · buzzing · cartoonish · mocking · cold
nasal tonechest voice
Singing from the ribcage
head voice · throaty · guttural · deep voice
nasal tonedeep voice
sonorous · mellifluous · bass voice · mellow tone · stentorian
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