Definitions for sonorous
səˈnɔr əs, -ˈnoʊr-, ˈsɒn ər əssonorous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. heavy, sonorousadjective

   full and loud and deep

   "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. sonorousadjective

   Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

2. sonorousadjective

   Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.

3. sonorousadjective

   Wordy or grandiloquent.

4. Etymology: From sonorus from sonor sound.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SONOROUSadjective

   Etymology: sonore, French; sonorus, Latin.

   1. Loud sounding; giving loud or shrill sound. Bodies are distinguished as sonorous or unsonorous.

   All the while
   Sonorous metal blowing martial sounds;
   At which the universal host up-sent
   A shout that tore hell’s concave. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   2. High sounding; magnificent of sound.

   The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and familiarity of the thoughts, has something beautiful and sonorous in the expression. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sonorous

   Sonorous is an adjective that describes something which is capable of producing a deep or full sound. Frequently used in reference to a person's voice or music, it implies a rich, powerful, or resonating quality. It can also refer to something imposing or impressive in effect or style.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Sonorousadjective

   giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals

2. Sonorousadjective

   loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice

3. Sonorousadjective

   yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous

4. Sonorousadjective

   impressive in sound; high-sounding

5. Sonorousadjective

   sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi

6. Etymology: [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a sound, akin to sonus a sound. See Sound.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sonorous

   sō-nō′rus, adj. sounding when struck: giving a clear, loud sound: high-sounding.—n. Sōnōres′cence, the property possessed by hard rubber of emitting sound under intermittent radiant heat or light.—adj. Sōnōrif′ic, making sound.—ns. Sōnor′ity, sonorousness; Sōnō′rōphone, a kind of bombardon.—adv. Sōnō′rously.—n. Sōnō′rousness, sonorous quality or character. [L. sonorus—sonor, sonus, a sound—sonāre, to sound.]

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1. sonorous

   鳴り響く、響き渡る　in Japanese.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on July 21, 2019  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sonorous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sonorous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sonorous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sonorous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sonorous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonorous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sonorous