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- Dictionarysonorous/ˈsɒn(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. (of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full: "he read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice"
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having a deep, pleasant sound: a sonorous voice. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. near the bottom of a range of sounds. low Those notes are too low for me. low-pitched The low-pitched rumble of the train shook the house. guttural Arabic contains guttural sounds that are difficult for non-Arabic speakers to say properly.
sonorous. adjective. so· no· rous ˈsä-nə-rəs sə-ˈnȯr-əs. Synonyms of sonorous. 1. : producing sound (as when struck) 2. : full or loud in sound. a sonorous voice. 3. : imposing or impressive in effect or style. 4. phonetics : having a high or an indicated degree of sonority. sonorous sounds such as \ä\ and \ȯ\ sonorously adverb. sonorousness noun.
Sonorous definition: giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place. See examples of SONOROUS used in a sentence.
Used to describe sound or speech that is full, rich, and deep, sonorous is a great word for snoring, for bass voices, and for low notes on the tuba.
having a deep, pleasant sound: a sonorous voice. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. near the bottom of a range of sounds. low Those notes are too low for me. low-pitched The low-pitched rumble of the train shook the house. guttural Arabic contains guttural sounds that are difficult for non-Arabic speakers to say properly.
adj. 1. resonant or resonating with sound: a sonorous cavern. 2. loud and deep-toned: a sonorous voice. 3. rich and full in sound, as language or verse. 4. high-flown; grandiloquent: a sonorous speech.
giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place. a sonorous cavern. 2. loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound. 3. rich and full in sound, as language or verse. 4. high-flown; grandiloquent. a sonorous speech.
Jun 2, 2024 · sonorous ( comparative more sonorous, superlative most sonorous) 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. Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse .
It is a sonorous speech, pleasant to the ear. In person he was tall and had a long beard; his voice was sonorous, and his eyes flashed fire. Similarly, bell-metal is harder, more sonorous and more brittle than either of its components.
Definition of sonorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
