Sonorous Definition

sŏnər-əs, sə-nôr-
adjective
Having or producing sound.
American Heritage
Producing or capable of producing sound, esp. sound of full, deep, or rich quality; resonant.
Webster's New World
Full, deep, or rich.
Webster's New World
Having a powerful, impressive sound; high-sounding.
Sonorous prose.
Webster's New World
Having a degree of resonant tonality.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Sonorous

  • From Latin sonōrus from sonor sound from sonāre to sound swen- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin sonorus from sonor sound.

    From Wiktionary

Sonorous Sentence Examples

  • It is a sonorous speech, pleasant to the ear.

  • In person he was tall and had a long beard; his voice was sonorous, and his eyes flashed fire.

  • Similarly, bell-metal is harder, more sonorous and more brittle than either of its components.

  • His clear voice was not so sonorous as his gigantic frame would suggest.

  • The modern Nubian tongue, clearly the descendant of the Nubian of the MSS., is very sonorous and expressive.

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SSOSON

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SUSOUS

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