Sonorous
/ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 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 Wordy or grandiloquent.
- 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 full and loud and deep wordnet
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.