nasalismn.
/ˈneɪzəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈneɪzl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈneɪzəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Nasal pronunciation.
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strength1550
smoothedness1574
clearness1665
apertion1668
nasality1774
accentuation1806
percussiveness1863
nasalism1876
compactness1930
over-articulation1935
orality1949
1876 J. S. Blackie Lang. & Lit. Sc. Highlands i. 66 It is well known that the Celts..delight in a peculiar use of the nasal organ, unknown to the Teut... If this be..a beauty, it is my business to laud it. And to my ear it is a beauty; not that nasalism, as fully developed in some quarters of America, is not one of the most hideous distortions of human articulated speech.
1937 Evening News 23 Mar. 4/2 ‘We just dote on a good English accent,’ she said, ‘and we've got to get away from nasalism, our teacher says.’
1986 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 July n25 The folksy guitars and nasalism of Dylan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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