sonorous

adjective

so·​no·​rous ˈsä-nə-rəs  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

• blaring
• blasting
• booming
• clamorous
• clangorous
• deafening
• earsplitting
• loud
• piercing
• plangent
• resounding
• ringing
• roaring
• slam-bang
• stentorian
• thundering
• thunderous

Examples of sonorous in a Sentence

He has a deep, sonorous voice.

a sonorous waterfall that can be heard from a considerable distance

Recent Examples on the Web

With his chiseled jaw, sonorous voice and bodybuilder’s frame, Lagree could be the love child of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Fabio Lanzoni. —Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025

Choral passages of Mazzoli’s music explore the various potential dimensions of the aforementioned Hum and its ability to drown out all of life’s beautiful sonorous experiences and yet also function harmonically. —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

Word History

Etymology

Latin sonorus; akin to Latin sonus sound

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sonorous

adjective

so·​no·​rous sə-ˈnōr-əs  -ˈnȯr- 

ˈsän-ə-rəs

1

: producing sound (as when struck)

2

: full or loud in sound : resonant

sonorously adverb