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Definition of sonorous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sonorous

adjective
 
/ˈsɒnərəs/
 
/ˈsɑːnərəs/
(formal)
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  1. having a pleasant full deep sound
    • a sonorous voice
    • Her clear, sonorous voice is perfect for opera.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySonorous is used with these nouns:
    • voice
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin sonorus (from sonor ‘sound’) + -ous.
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