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- [suh-nawr-uh s, -nohr-, son-er-uh s]
- /səˈnɔr əs, -ˈnoʊr-, ˈsɒn ər əs/
- /ˈsɒn.ər.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suh-nawr-uh s, -nohr-, son-er-uh s]
- /səˈnɔr əs, -ˈnoʊr-, ˈsɒn ər əs/
Definitions of sonorous word
- adjective sonorous giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern. 1
- adjective sonorous loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound. 1
- adjective sonorous rich and full in sound, as language or verse. 1
- adjective sonorous high-flown; grandiloquent: a sonorous speech. 1
- adjective sonorous sound: rich, resonant 1
- adjective sonorous A sonorous sound is deep and rich. 0
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Origin of sonorous
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin sonōrus noisy, sounding, equivalent to sonōr-, stem of sonor sound (son(āre) to sound1 + -or -or1) + -us -ous
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Parts of speech for Sonorous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sonorous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sonorous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sonorous
adj sonorous
- alto — An alto is a woman who has a low singing voice.
- baritone — In music, a baritone is a man with a fairly deep singing voice that is lower than that of a tenor but higher than that of a bass.
- bass — A bass is a man with a very deep singing voice.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- canorous — tuneful; melodious
adjective sonorous
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- orotund — (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- overblown — (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
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