Word Meaning

Meaning of sonorous

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