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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024so•nor•i•ty (sə nôr′i tē, -nor′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous.
- Late Latin: melodiousness, equivalent. to Latin sonōr(us) (see sonorous) + -itās -ity
- Medieval Latin sonōritās
- 1515–25
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024so•no•rous /səˈnɔrəs, ˈsɑnərəs/USA pronunciation adj. - echoing with a deep sound; resonant:a sonorous cavern.
- loud and deep-toned:a sonorous voice.
- high-flown;
very grand or fancy in speaking or in sound:a sonorous speech.
so•nor•i•ty /səˈnɔrɪti, -ˈnɑr-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -son-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024so•no•rous (sə nôr′əs, -nōr′-, son′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. - giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place:a sonorous cavern.
- loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound.
- rich and full in sound, as language or verse.
- high-flown;
grandiloquent:a sonorous speech.
- Latin sonōrus noisy, sounding, equivalent. to sonōr-, stem of sonor sound (son(āre) to sound1 + -or -or1) + -us -ous
- 1605–15
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged eloquent, florid, grandiose, orotund.
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