Definition of Sonorous

1. Adjective. Full and loud and deep. "A herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

Exact synonyms: Heavy
Similar to: Full
Derivative terms: Sonority, Sonorousness

Definition of Sonorous

1. a. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.

Definition of Sonorous

1. characterized by a full and loud sound [adj]

Medical Definition of Sonorous

1. 1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals. 2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice. 3. Yielding sound; characterised by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous. 4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding. "The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful and sonorous in the expression." (Addison) "There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian balance in his style. It is as often marked by a pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude." (E. Everett) 5. Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi. Sonorous figures, a tumour which emits a clear, resonant sound on percussion. Origin: L. Sonorus, fr. Sonor, -oris, a sound, akin to sonus a sound. (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sonorous

sonomicrometer
sonomotor
sonomotor response
Sonora
sonorant
sonorants
Sonoran Desert
Sonoran lyre snake
Sonoran whipsnake
Sonora gum
Sonora lac
Sonora semiannulata
sonorities
sonority
sonorous (current term)
sonorous (current term)
sonorously
sonorousness
sonorousnesses
sonorous rale
sonovox
sonovoxes
sons
sonse
sonses
sonship
sonships
sonsie
sonsier
sonsiest

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