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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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Sonorous means producing sound, full or loud in sound, or imposing in effect or style. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Sonorous means having a deep, pleasant sound. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and find out its synonyms and related words.
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.
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 means producing or capable of producing sound, especially a deep, rich, or resonant sound. It can also describe language, speech, or prose that is high-flown or grandiloquent.
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.
adj. 1. Having or producing sound. 2. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound. 3. Impressive in style of speech: a sonorous oration. 4. (also sō′nər-əs) Produced in the manner of a sonorant. [From Latin sonōrus, from sonor, sound, from sonāre, to sound; see swen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] son′o·rous·ly adv. son′o·rous·ness n.
