sonorous
Capable of giving out a deep, resonant soundCapable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
» I like this newsreader's sonorous voice.
Ich mag die sonore Stimme dieses Nachrichtensprechers.
Meaning
4 sensesCapable 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.
зву́чныйzvúčnyj
Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
He was selected to give the opening speech thanks to his imposing, sonorous voice.
зву́чныйzvúčnyj
Wordy or grandiloquent.
Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.
- full and loud and deep
Examples
4 sentencesI like this newsreader's sonorous voice.
deIch mag die sonore Stimme dieses Nachrichtensprechers.
My opponent loves to give grand sonorous speeches that ultimately say nothing. I prefer to get straight to the point.
I think I can still hear, hidden under the palm trees, her tender and sonorous voice like the song of wood pigeons.
The Portuguese language is spoken in Brazil with more open and sonorous vowels.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin sonōrus, from sonor (“sound”), early 17th century.Borrowed from Latin sonōrus, from sonor (“sound”), early 17th century.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more sonorous, most sonorous| Comparative | more sonorous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sonorous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
16 synonyms- full and loud and deep:heavy
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form