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sonorous.

Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs/Received-Pronunciation/səˈnɔː.rəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɑːn.ɚ.əs/US/ˈsoʊ.nə.ɹəs/US
  1. Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

    The highlight of the hike was the sonorous cave, which produced a ringing echo from the hiker’s shouts.
  2. Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.

    He was selected to give the opening speech thanks to his imposing, sonorous voice.
  3. Wordy or grandiloquent.

  4. Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin sonōrus, from sonor (“sound”), early 17th century.

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