Sonorous
adjective
Having a deep and pleasant sound.
The sonorous sound of the piano filled the room.
Often appears as...
- sonorous voice
- sonorous tone
adjective
Capable of producing a deep or ringing sound.
The bell is sonorous and loud.
Often appears as...
- sonorous echo
- sonorous gong
adjective
Using impressive and high-sounding language.
He has a sonorous way of speaking that is very captivating.
Often appears as...
- sonorous prose
- sonorous speech
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Formal
Literary
adjective
Having a deep and pleasant sound.
The sonorous sound of the piano filled the room.
Often appears as...
- sonorous voice
- sonorous tone
adjective
Capable of producing a deep or ringing sound.
The bell is sonorous and loud.
Often appears as...
- sonorous echo
- sonorous gong
adjective
Using impressive and high-sounding language.
He has a sonorous way of speaking that is very captivating.
Often appears as...
- sonorous prose
- sonorous speech
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/2Pleasant Acoustics
Used to describe sounds that are deep and rich, which are often considered pleasant to hear.
Her sonorous laughter was a joy to hear.
Pro Tip 2/2Music and Speech
Often associated with musical elements or a person's voice, inferring a sense of depth and richness.
The opera singer's sonorous voice mesmerized the audience.
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Are Birds Modern-Day...
avian traits many ancient birds would also exhibit this mishmash of traits but eventually some of these avian dinosaurs evolved to have more recognizably bird-like characteristics one example is the sparrow sighs sonorous sentences
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How the blockchain is...
It's called the blockchain. Blockchain. Now, it's not the most sonorous word in the world, but I believe that this is now the next generation of the internet,
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Are Birds Modern-Day...
avian traits many ancient birds would also exhibit this mishmash of traits but eventually some of these avian dinosaurs evolved to have more recognizably bird-like characteristics one example is the sparrow sighs sonorous sentences
Video examples
How the blockchain is...
It's called the blockchain. Blockchain. Now, it's not the most sonorous word in the world, but I believe that this is now the next generation of the internet,
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Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
Thought is more than a right - it is the very breath of man. Whoever fetters thought attacks man himself. To speak, to write, to publish, are things, so far as the right is concerned, absolutely identical. They are the ever-enlarging circles of intelligence in action; they are the sonorous waves of thought.
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Will Self
English Author
To attempt to write seriously is always, I feel, to fail - the disjunction between my beautifully sonorous, accurate and painfully affecting mental content, and the leaden, halting sentences on the page always seems a dreadful falling short.
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Charles Sturt
Australian Explorer
Mount Harris is of basaltic formation, but I could not observe any columnar regularity in it, although large blocks are exposed above the ground. The rock is extremely hard and sonorous.
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Alejo Carpentier
Cuban Novelist
Even the pallid daughters of Albion forget for a moment their Pre-Raphaelite poses by burying themselves in the sonorous sortilege of the Antilles.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
Thought is more than a right - it is the very breath of man. Whoever fetters thought attacks man himself. To speak, to write, to publish, are things, so far as the right is concerned, absolutely identical. They are the ever-enlarging circles of intelligence in action; they are the sonorous waves of thought.
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Will Self
English Author
To attempt to write seriously is always, I feel, to fail - the disjunction between my beautifully sonorous, accurate and painfully affecting mental content, and the leaden, halting sentences on the page always seems a dreadful falling short.
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Charles Sturt
Australian Explorer
Mount Harris is of basaltic formation, but I could not observe any columnar regularity in it, although large blocks are exposed above the ground. The rock is extremely hard and sonorous.
Quote examples
Alejo Carpentier
Cuban Novelist
Even the pallid daughters of Albion forget for a moment their Pre-Raphaelite poses by burying themselves in the sonorous sortilege of the Antilles.
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