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sonorous (iou)



sonorous adjective. E17.
[Latin sonorus, from sonor, sonor- sound: see -OUS.]
a. Of a thing: emitting or capable of emitting an esp. deep or ringing sound. E17.
C. Engel Instruments consisting of a series of pieces of sonorous wood.
b. Of a place etc.: resounding, roaring, noisy. E18.
Of a sound: loud, deep, resonant. M17.
B. Chatwin A funeral march composed of the two sonorous chords he had learned.
Of language, diction, etc.: having a full, rich sound; imposing, grand; harmonious. L17.
H. Wouk Announcers..tended to use sonorous doom-filled voices.
Physics. Of or pertaining to sound. Now rare. M19.
sono'rosity noun (rare) L18.
sonorously adverb M17.
sonorousness noun L17.