Sonorous

//ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

    "The highlight of the hike was the sonorous cave, which produced a ringing echo from the hiker’s shouts."

  2. 2
    Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.

    "He was selected to give the opening speech thanks to his imposing, sonorous voice."

  3. 3
    Wordy or grandiloquent.
  4. 4
    Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.

    "Vowels are more sonorous (acoustically powerful) than consonants, and so we perceive them as louder and lasting longer."

Adjective
  1. 1
    full and loud and deep wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
fullachingly sweetaffectedagreeableagreeable-soundingappealing

Example

More examples

"I think I can still hear, hidden under the palm trees, her tender and sonorous voice like the song of wood pigeons."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonōrus, from sonor (“sound”), early 17th century.

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vocal tract

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