sonority
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sonorous (səˈnɔːrəs, ˈsɒnərəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | producing or capable of producing sound |
| 2. | (of language, sound, etc) deep or resonant |
| 3. | (esp of speech) high-flown; grandiloquent |
| [C17: from Latin sonōrus loud, from sonor a noise] | |
| sonority | |
| —n | |
| so'norously | |
| —adv | |
| so'norousness | |
| —n | |
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Sonority
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Then you find the great violins also have a significant low-frequency component that defines the sonority and adds darkness.
Its sonority, contrasted with the cornet's may be considered as more brightly projected.
The right-hand octaves in the higher register provide metallic brilliance, and the lower left-hand octaves a thunderous sonority.
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