Another exception to arbitrariness in language is sound symbolism, which refers to a word whose form suggests a particular meaning. For instance, in many languages words for "small' and 'small objects' often contain the vowel lil. Examples can be found in English teeny 'extra small', in French petit small in Thai nid small etc. Similarly, words beginning with the consonant sequence fl-, such as fly, fee, flow, flour, and flight in English, often have meanings related to "lightness' and 'quickness.