Definition of sonorous

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Sonorous (a.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi..

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Harmonical :: Harmonical (a.) Relating to harmony, -- as melodic relates to melody; harmonious; esp., relating to the accessory sounds or overtones which accompany the predominant and apparent single tone of any string or sonorous body..
Clink :: Clink (v. i.) To cause to give out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together..
Whisper :: Whisper (v. i.) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n..
Sonorous :: Sonorous (a.) Impressive in sound; high-sounding.
Insonorous :: Insonorous (a.) Not clear or melodious.
Sounding :: Sounding (a.) Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words..
Whoop :: Whoop (v. i.) To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..
Mouth :: Mouth (v. t.) To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner.
Sonorous :: Sonorous (a.) Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous..
Vocal :: Vocal (a.) Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, /poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds..
Node :: Node (n.) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point..
Intone :: Intone (v. i.) To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
Sonority :: Sonority (n.) The quality or state of being sonorous; sonorousness.
Clank :: Clank (n.) A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink..
Thundrous :: Thundrous (a.) Thunderous; sonorous.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter..
Sonorous :: Sonorous (a.) Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice..
Bronze :: Bronze (a.) An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal..
Thunderous :: Thunderous (a.) Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous.
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