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
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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On the hook, frontman Grian Chatten laces his sonorous baritone over a swooning crash of guitars.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Her Wotton has a wonderful slouchy physicality and, as noted in the novel, a bewitching, sonorous voice, the better to deliver the Wildean aperçus.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
On the hook, frontman Grian Chatten laces his sonorous baritone over a swooning crash of guitars.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Possessed of a sonorous performer's cadence that could switch registers from smarmy to silky as the sketch demanded, Parnell was the definition of the all-star utility player during his time on the show.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Sonorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonorous. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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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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