so·no·rous

[suh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-, son-er-uhs]
adjective
1.
giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
2.
loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound.
3.
rich and full in sound, as language or verse.
4.
high-flown; grandiloquent: a sonorous speech.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin sonōrus noisy, sounding, equivalent to sonōr-, stem of sonor sound (son(āre) to sound1 + -or -or1) + -us -ous

so·no·rous·ly, adverb
so·no·rous·ness, noun
mul·ti·so·no·rous, adjective
mul·ti·so·no·rous·ly, adverb
mul·ti·so·no·rous·ness, noun
un·so·no·rous, adjective
un·so·no·rous·ly, adverb
un·so·no·rous·ness, noun


4. eloquent, florid, grandiose, orotund.
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sonorous (səˈnɔːrəs, ˈsɒnərəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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sonorous
1611, from L. sonorus "resounding," from sonor (gen. sonoris) "sound, noise," from sonare "to sound" (see sound (n.1)).
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Example sentences
The verse has the sinewy vigor and sonorous chime which generally distinguish
  his style.
But even those who did not were held spellbound by the swinging sonorous
  cadence.
The pipa is a sonorous, four-stringed, pear-shaped instrument held upright on
  the lap.
Severely weathered slates are much less sonorous, and give off a dull thud when
  tapped.
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