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so·no·rous

sonorous

pronunciation:
s no rs [or] so n rs [or] sa n rs
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: having, producing, or being a loud, deep, or full sound; resonant.
similar words:
orotund, resonant, rich, rotund, round
definition 2: rich or resonant in sound, as poetry.
similar words:
orotund, rotund
definition 3: imposing or impressive; grandiloquent.
derivations: sonorously (adv.), sonorousness (n.)