LENIS
- pronounced with relatively weak muscular tension and breath pressure, resulting in weak sound effect: in stressed or unstressed position, (b, d, g, j, v, th¦©, z, and zh) are lenis in English, as compared with (p, t, k, ch, f, th, s,
- lenis consonant
- a speech sound pronounced with little or no aspiration [n LENES]
- a speech sound requiring little effort or breath [n LENES]