sonorous
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son·o·rous
(sŏn′ər-əs, sō′nər-əs, sə-nôr′əs)adj.
1. Having or producing sound.
2. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.
3. Impressive in style of speech: a sonorous oration.
4. (also sō′nər-əs) Produced in the manner of a sonorant.
[From Latin sonōrus, from sonor, sound, from sonāre, to sound; see swen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
son′o·rous·ly adv.
son′o·rous·ness n.
Usage Note: Traditionally, sonorous was stressed on the second syllable, but the pronunciation with stress on the first syllable is now much more common in American English, with either a short o (sŏn′ər-əs) or a long o (sō′nər-əs). In our 2016 survey, a significant majority of the Usage Panel—64 percent—preferred (sŏn′ər-əs), while 26 percent preferred (sō′nər-əs) and only 9 percent of the Usage Panel preferred the traditional (sə-nôr′əs) pronunciation.
sonorous
(səˈnɔːrəs; ˈsɒnərəs)adj
1. producing or capable of producing sound
2. (of language, sound, etc) deep or resonant
3. (esp of speech) high-flown; grandiloquent
[C17: from Latin sonōrus loud, from sonor a noise]
sonority n
soˈnorously adv
soˈnorousness n
so•no•rous
(səˈnɔr əs, -ˈnoʊr-, ˈsɒn ər əs)adj.
1. resonant or resonating with sound: a sonorous cavern.
2. loud and deep-toned: a sonorous voice.
3. rich and full in sound, as language or verse.
4. high-flown; grandiloquent: a sonorous speech.
[1605–15; < Latin sonōrus noisy, sounding, derivative of sonor, s. sonōr- sound (son(āre) to sound1 + -or -or1); see -ous]
so•no′rous•ly, adv.
so•no′rous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | sonorous - full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice" full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" |
sonorous
adjective
1. rich, deep, ringing, resonant, full, rounded, sounding, loud, resounding, plangent 'Doctor McKee?' the man called in an even, sonorous voice.
2. high-flown, grandiloquent, high-sounding, orotund a clutch of children with sonorous Old Testament names
sonorous
adjective1. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound:
2. Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:
Translations
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sonorous
[ˈsɒnərəs] adj (frm) → sonoro/asonorous
a. sonoro-a, resonante, con un sonido vibrante.