səˈnōrəs, -ˈnȯr-, ˈsänər- adjective
Etymology: Latin sonorus; akin to Latin sonus sound — more at sound
1.
a. : producing sound (as when struck)
sonorous metals
b. : marked by or productive of loud sounds : noisy
a sonorous water fall
2. : characterized by full or loud sound often with clear or rich tone, marked volume, or easy audibility
a herald chosen for his sonorous voice — J.G.Frazer
3.
a. : marked by imposing or impressive effect or style
the sonorous sureness of pure philosophy — J.P.Marquand
b. : marked by excessively heavy high-flown grandiloquent or self-assured effect or style
the cosmic poet, who indulges in vague generalities, magnificent and sonorous , about his universe — J.L.Lowes
4. : having a high or an indicated degree of sonority or number of sounds evaluated for sonority
sonorous sounds like ä and ȯ
one of the least sonorous of languages
Synonyms: see resonant