1. Adjective
Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.
2. Adjective
Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice.
3. Adjective
Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous.
4. Adjective
Impressive in sound; high-sounding.
5. Adjective
Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.
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