SONOROUS


Meaning of SONOROUS in English

— sonorously , adv. — sonorousness , n.

/seuh nawr"euhs, -nohr"-, son"euhr euhs/ , adj.

1. giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.

2. loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound.

3. rich and full in sound, as language or verse.

4. high-flown; grandiloquent: a sonorous speech.

[ 1605-15; sonorus noisy, sounding, equiv. to sonor-, s. of sonor sound ( son ( are ) to SOUND 1 + -or -OR 1 ) + -us -OUS ]

Syn. 4. eloquent, florid, grandiose, orotund.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .