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Definition of Sonorous
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.

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Sonorous Translations

sonorous in Dutch is stemhebbend, klankrijk
sonorous in German is sonor, klangvoll
sonorous in Swedish is klangfull


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