sonorous
adjective
so·no·rous
ˈsä-nə-rəs 
sə-ˈnȯr-əs
sə-ˈnȯr-əs
1
: producing sound (as when struck)
2
: full or loud in sound
a sonorous voice
3
: imposing or impressive in effect or style
4
phonetics
: having a high or an indicated degree of sonority
sonorous sounds such as \ä\ and \ȯ\
sonorously
adverb
sonorousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of sonorous in a Sentence
He has a deep, sonorous voice.
a sonorous waterfall that can be heard from a considerable distance
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Some rough edges in the third movement aside, that section was richly blended and sonorous on Thursday — especially its saturnine choir of Wagner tubas, led nobly by Daniel Gingrich.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
In his sonorous, sandpaper voice, Cohen sang what could be interpreted as a ‘til-death-do-us-part love song, but the lyrics were inspired by death camp prisoners who were led to crematoriums accompanied by a string ensemble during the Holocaust.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
The sound playing in the room in which a sonorous frock with tin flowers from Marni’s fall 2024 collection is shown, was recorded in an anechoic (echo-free) chamber at SUNY’s Binghamton University.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 May 2024
Ameen Sayani, with his sonorous voice, his habit of addressing his listeners as his ‘sisters and brothers’ and his easy familiarity with the Hindi-language film industry talent who appeared on the show, became a firm audience favorite.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
In his sonorous, sandpaper voice, Cohen sang what could be interpreted as a ‘til-death-do-us-part love song, but the lyrics were inspired by death camp prisoners who were led to crematoriums accompanied by a string ensemble during the Holocaust.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
The sound playing in the room in which a sonorous frock with tin flowers from Marni’s fall 2024 collection is shown, was recorded in an anechoic (echo-free) chamber at SUNY’s Binghamton University.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 May 2024
Ameen Sayani, with his sonorous voice, his habit of addressing his listeners as his ‘sisters and brothers’ and his easy familiarity with the Hindi-language film industry talent who appeared on the show, became a firm audience favorite.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
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sonorous
adjective
so·no·rous
sə-ˈnōr-əs
-ˈnȯr-
-ˈnȯr-
ˈsän-ə-rəs
1
: producing sound (as when struck)
2
: full or loud in sound : resonant
sonorously
adverb
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