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Sonorous

[SON-er-uhs]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, early 17th century

1.

(Of a person's voice or other sound) Imposingly deep and full.

2.

Capable of producing a deep or ringing 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."

"I chose the narrator for the audiobook of my first novel based on his rich, sonorous voice."

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