sonorous

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WOTD - 24 February 2007    

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin sonorus from sonor sound

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[edit] Adjective

sonorous (comparative more sonorous, superlative most sonorous)

Positive
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.

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[edit] Translations

capable of giving out a deep resonant sound
full of sound and rich, as in language or verse
wordy or grandiloquent
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