sone

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Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
5
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/soʊn/
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/soʊn/ · /səʊn/

Definition of sone

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing
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noun

  1. a subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound that has an intensity 40 decibels above the listener's own threshold of hearing
  2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of son.
    “Francis Eaton, and Sarah his wife, and Samuel their sone, a yong child.”
  3. A fan of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation.
    “The band is known as SNSD (acronym of Korean name So Nyuh Shi Dae). SNSD fans are called Sone^([sic]) and, yes, I am a Sone.”
    “Their six-track EP, 'Mr.Mr' comes packed with electro and R&B infused songs that SONEs (as SNSD Girls' Generation fans are lovingly called) can dance and sing along to.”
    “Way to go SONEs, the fan chants during the dance break was^([sic]) so rad!”
  4. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Sone.

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Etymology

From Latin sonus (“sound”).

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