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1. (adj.) sonorous
resonant or resonating with sound:
a sonorous cavern.
2. sonorous
loud and deep-toned:
a sonorous voice.
3. sonorous
rich and full in sound, as language or verse.
4. sonorous
high-flown; grandiloquent:
a sonorous speech.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L sonōrus noisy, sounding, der. of sonor, s. sonōr- sound (son(āre) to sound1+-or -or1); see -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) heavy, sonorous
full and loud and deep
"heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sonorous
giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals
2. (adj) sonorous
loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice
3. (adj) sonorous
yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous
4. (adj) sonorous
impressive in sound; high-sounding
5. (adj) sonorous
sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi
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