Sonorous

Quick meaning: Sonorous is an adjective meaning Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

Meaning

Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

More Meanings

1. Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
2. Wordy or grandiloquent.
3. (linguistics, phonetics) Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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.

Word Forms

• sonourous

Synonyms for sonorous

Depending on context, synonyms include sonoral, booming, prolix, boom-boom, orotund, remugient.

Antonyms for sonorous

Common opposites include high-pitched, piping, reedy, tinny, whistling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include full, heavy, soundable, vocal, bright, audible.

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