sonorous

WOTD - 24 February 2007    

English

Alternative forms

• sonourous (rare)

Etymology

From Latin sonorus from sonor sound.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɒn.ər.əs/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsɑːn.ɚ.əs/, /ˈsoʊ.nə.rəs/

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Adjective

sonorous (comparative more sonorous, superlative most sonorous)

1. Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
2. Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
3. Wordy or grandiloquent.

Related terms

• sonorant
• sonority
• sonorously
• sonorousness

Translations

capable of giving out a deep resonant sound

Finnish: sointuva (fi), soinnikas (fi) Norwegian: sonor (no)

Polish: donośny (pl) m. Russian: звучный (ru) (zvúčnyj) m.

full of sound and rich, as in language or verse

Finnish: sointuva (fi) Norwegian: sonor (no)

Polish: dźwięczny (pl) m. Russian: звучный (ru) (zvúčnyj) m.

wordy or grandiloquent

Finnish: mahtipontinen (fi), ponteva (fi)

Polish: górnolotny (pl) m.