Definition of sonorous Sonorous

/sɑˈnɚʌs/ - [sanerus] - so•no•rous

We found 10 definitions of sonorous from 4 different sources.

What does sonorous mean?

Adjective
sonorous - full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"
		heavy
		full having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

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sonorous (a.)
Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.
sonorous (a.)
Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice.
sonorous (a.)
Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous.
sonorous (a.)
Impressive in sound; high-sounding.
sonorous (a.)
Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.

sonorous
sō-nō′rus, adj. sounding when struck: giving a clear, loud sound: high-sounding.—n. Sōnōres′cence, the property possessed by hard rubber of emitting sound under intermittent radiant heat or light.—adj. Sōnōrif′ic, making sound.—ns. Sōnor′ity, sonorousness; Sōnō′rōphone, a kind of bombardon.—adv. Sōnō′rously.—n. Sōnō′rousness, sonorous quality or character. [L. sonorus—sonor, sonus, a sound—sonāre, to sound.]