Word of the Day

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4

Sonorous

[SON-er-uhs]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, early 17th century

Capable of producing or giving out a sound

Resonant and deep in sound

Examples of Sonorous in a sentence

The highlight of the hike was the sonorous cave, which produced a ringing echo from the hiker’s shouts.

He was selected to give the opening speech thanks to his imposing, sonorous voice.

About Sonorous

"Sonorous" is an adjective applying to sound, usually of a full and imposing nature. It comes from the Latin word for sound, "sonor." Pull out this regal adjective when the tones need appropriate weight for the description. We’re talking ringing gongs, not bird chirps.

Did you Know?

Sonorous can be used to describe the quality of a sound — think ringing clock bells, or a booming, deep voice — but it can also be used to describe a specific phonetic sound. When there is no stressed syllable, there’s still distinctness between vowels and consonants. This is sonority, and certain vowels can have a sonorous quality.

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Alexander Waverly voice always had a familiar timbre to it when addressing his agents, whether it was for a briefing, debriefing or even a dressing down for some infraction or failure to complete a mission. Today however, his voice was sonorous as the Old Man spoke somberly absit a report that could potentially devastate the New York headquarters.

He'd called his top agents to his office to deliver the news. "Mister Solo, Mister Kuryakin I just received word that American Airlines Flight 1 crashed on takeoff at Kennedy Airport, resulting in the loss of all on board. That included four of our Section II agents who were escorting three of our top of people from Research and Development who were to deliver their latest work to our Los Angeles office."

The news took a moment to sink in before Napoleon spoke." Who were the agents?"

"Alain Mutombo, Jeffrey Hayes, Mark Slate and April Dancer."

Both Solo and Kuryakin's faces paled at the news.

Waverly's communication console called to him. "Waverly," he answered.

"Sir, Mark Slate here. We missed our flight as our van was caught in a traffic jam because of an accident. We just arrived at the airport and heard the news."

There was a collective sigh of relief in the conference room...

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Napoleon Solo kept his eyes tightly shut as the waves of pain washed over him. He could smell the antiseptic overtones of the air, hear the occasional beeps of medical equipment and the annoying squeak of nurses rubber soled shoes on the linoleum floor. He felt disoriented and anxious. He could feel fear starting to build as he felt a needle slide into the soft flesh of his arm. He wasn't sure where he was, how he got here or what had happened. He could feel panic starting to build. Then he heard a muffled, sonorous voice, "Do not worry Napoleon, I'm here, you're in medical, you are safe". With the knowledge that Illya was close by he felt himself give into the pain medication and drift into worry free sleep.