Backness

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bæk.nɪs/

Origin

back and -ness.

Full definition of backness

Noun

1. (phonetics) Quality of being a back vowel.Andrew Spencer (1996), Phonology: theory and description, p. 25 :
2. ''The most important aspects of vowel quality are tongue height, frontness/backness and lip rounding.

Antonyms

• frontness