Definition of "nasality" [na•sal•i•ty]

• The state or quality of being nasal (noun)

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• "That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares."
• "Without special attention to the subject, teachers are apt to acquire certain characteristic faults of voice, such as nasality, sharpness, harshness, and thinness of tone, of which they are quite unconscious."
• "I attribute the fact that my irritating nasality is somewhat tempered to the fact that I went to summer camp at a young age, which is where I heard the letter "R" pronounced for the first time."