sonorous
[ suh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-, son-er-uhs ]
/ səˈnɔr əs, -ˈnoʊr-, ˈsɒn ər əs /
adjective
giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound.
rich and full in sound, as language or verse.
high-flown; grandiloquent: a sonorous speech.
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Words nearby sonorous
sonoma,
sonometer,
sonora,
sonorant,
sonority,
sonorous,
sonorous rale,
sons and lovers,
sons of freedom,
sons of liberty,
sonship
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British Dictionary definitions for sonorous
sonorous
/ (səˈnɔːrəs, ˈsɒnərəs) /
adjective
producing or capable of producing sound
(of language, sound, etc) deep or resonant
(esp of speech) high-flown; grandiloquent
Derived forms of sonorous
sonority (səˈnɒrɪtɪ), noun sonorously, adverb sonorousness, nounWord Origin for sonorous
C17: from Latin
sonōrus loud, from
sonor a noise