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sonorous

[ suh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-, son-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place:

    a sonorous cavern.

  2. loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound.
  3. rich and full in sound, as language or verse.
  4. high-flown; grandiloquent:

    a sonorous speech.

    Synonyms: , , ,



sonorous

/ səˈnɔːrəs; səˈnɒrɪtɪ; ˈsɒnərəs /

adjective

  1. producing or capable of producing sound
  2. (of language, sound, etc) deep or resonant
  3. (esp of speech) high-flown; grandiloquent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԴǰdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈԴǰdzܲ, adverb
  • sonority, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Դ۴dzܲ· adverb
  • ·Դ۴dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܱt··Դ۴dzܲ adjective
  • multi··Դ۴dzܲ· adverb
  • multi··Դ۴dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ·Դ۴dzܲ adjective
  • un·Դ۴dzܲ· adverb
  • un·Դ۴dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sonorous1

1605–15; < Latin Dzōܲ noisy, sounding, equivalent to Dzō-, stem of sonor sound ( son ( ) to sound 1 + -or -or 1 ) + -us -ous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sonorous1

C17: from Latin Dzōܲ loud, from sonor a noise
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Example Sentences

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There are indelible voices in entertainment, and there is James Earl Jones’ baritone, variously described as sonorous, commanding, and booming.

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Mr. Pigg’s deep, sonorous voice was also a staple of television.

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It’s startlingly similar to what happens when he stands on opera stages — all 6 feet, 5 inches of him — and bellows in his sonorous bass-baritone; you are irrevocably drawn in.

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He blew through it, and what came out was sonorous and weird.

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His once sonorous voice, capable of issuing booming blasts of indignation, has grown somewhat quieter and more phlegmy.

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