† altisonousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin altisonus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin altisonus that sounds high up or in the heavens (see altisonant adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier altisonant adj. Compare also earlier consonous adj. and absonous adj.

Obsolete. rare.

= altisonant adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > [adjective]

loud971

stithc1000

strongOE

greata1375

stiff1377

wrastc1400

boistousc1430

stourc1440

big1549

routing1567

thundering?1576

full-mouthed1594

thunderous1606

tonitruous1606

thundery1608

trump-like1609

full-mouth1624

voluminousa1635

rousing1640

altisonous1661

lusty1672

tonitrual1693

rending1719

trumpet-like1814

foudroyant1840

clarion1842

trumpeting1850

trumpet-toned1851

loudish1860

tonitruant1861

tonant1891

thunderful1898

high1923

wham-bam1960

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent

magnificenta1460

statelya1525

magnifical1533

tragical1533

lofty1565

tragic1566

sublime1586

over-high1587

magnific1589

heroic1590

buskina1593

grandiloquous1593

full-mouthed1594

high-pitched1594

buskined1595

full-mouth1595

high-borne1596

altisonant1612

Roman1619

high-sounding1624

transcendent1631

magniloquent1640

loud1651

altiloquent1656

grandiloquent1656

largiloquent1656

altisonous1661

tall1670

elevate1673

grandisonous1674

sounding1683

exalted1684

grandisonant1684

grandific1727

magniloquous1727

orotund1799

superb1825

spread eagle1839

grandiose1840

magnisonanta1843

togated1868

elevated1875

mandarin1959

1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Altisonous, which sounds clear or loud.

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Altisonous..sounding high, loud, shrill , clear, &c. [Also in Johnson and later dicts.]

1865 Times 24 June 11/4 Again it [sc. the nuisance] issues forth its altisonous thunder in the form of a summons, by which five or six..tradesmen are compelled to leave their businesses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	altisonous
释义	† altisonousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin altisonus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin altisonus that sounds high up or in the heavens (see altisonant adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier altisonant adj. Compare also earlier consonous adj. and absonous adj. Obsolete. rare. = altisonant adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > [adjective] loud971 stithc1000 strongOE greata1375 stiff1377 wrastc1400 boistousc1430 stourc1440 big1549 routing1567 thundering?1576 full-mouthed1594 thunderous1606 tonitruous1606 thundery1608 trump-like1609 full-mouth1624 voluminousa1635 rousing1640 altisonous1661 lusty1672 tonitrual1693 rending1719 trumpet-like1814 foudroyant1840 clarion1842 trumpeting1850 trumpet-toned1851 loudish1860 tonitruant1861 tonant1891 thunderful1898 high1923 wham-bam1960 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent magnificenta1460 statelya1525 magnifical1533 tragical1533 lofty1565 tragic1566 sublime1586 over-high1587 magnific1589 heroic1590 buskina1593 grandiloquous1593 full-mouthed1594 high-pitched1594 buskined1595 full-mouth1595 high-borne1596 altisonant1612 Roman1619 high-sounding1624 transcendent1631 magniloquent1640 loud1651 altiloquent1656 grandiloquent1656 largiloquent1656 altisonous1661 tall1670 elevate1673 grandisonous1674 sounding1683 exalted1684 grandisonant1684 grandific1727 magniloquous1727 orotund1799 superb1825 spread eagle1839 grandiose1840 magnisonanta1843 togated1868 elevated1875 mandarin1959 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Altisonous, which sounds clear or loud. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Altisonous..sounding high, loud, shrill , clear, &c. [Also in Johnson and later dicts.] 1865 Times 24 June 11/4 Again it [sc. the nuisance] issues forth its altisonous thunder in the form of a summons, by which five or six..tradesmen are compelled to leave their businesses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1661
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