Where Did Sonorous Come from?
Sonorous (Adj.) 1610S, from Latin Sonorus "Resounding," from Sonor "Sound, Noise," from Sonare "To Sound, Make a Noise" (From Pie Root *Swen- "To Sound")...
What do mean by sonorous?
1 : producing sound (as when struck) 2 : full or loud in sound a sonorous voice. 3 : imposing or impressive in effect or style.
What does sonorous mean in linguistics?
The adjective sonorous means “capable of giving out a sound”, “rich and full in sound”, “grandiloquent”, or “loud, deep, or resonant”. It derives from the Latin word sonor, meaning sound. ... But in linguistics, sonority has a specific meaning: “the degree to which a speech sound is like a vowel”.
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