sonorous
English
/ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs/, /ˈsɑːn.ɚ.əs/
adj
Definitions
- Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
- Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
- Wordy or grandiloquent.
- (linguistics) Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sonorus.
Origin
Latin
sonorus
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- insonorous English
- nonsonorant English
- nonsonorous English
- sonorant English
- sonority English
- sonorously English
- sonorousness English
- unsonorous English
- sonor Latin
- sonorus Latin
- sonorité French