different between sonority vs sonorous

English

Etymology

sonor(ous) +? -ity, from French sonorité, from Latin sonoritas.

Pronunciation

• (weak vowel distinction) IPA^(key): /s??n???ti/, /s??n????ti/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /s??n???ti/, /s??n????ti/

Noun

sonority (countable and uncountable, plural sonorities)

1. The property of being sonorous.
   • 1979, High Fidelity Musical America (volume 29, issue 2, page 127)

     Another quality that bothers me is Brendel's inconsistent sonority. The treble is hard and pingy; the midrange is weighed down with a booming bass.

2. (linguistics, phonetics) Relative loudness (of a speech sound); degree of being sonorous.

English

Alternative forms

• sonourous (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonorus, from sonor (“sound”), early 17th century.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?n.??.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s??n.?.?s/, /?so?.n?.??s/

Adjective

sonorous (comparative more sonorous, superlative most sonorous)

1. Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
2. Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
3. Wordy or grandiloquent.
4. (linguistics, phonetics) Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.

Synonyms

• sonoral
• (giving out a deep, resonant sound): booming, canorous; see also Thesaurus:sonorous
• (full of sound and rich):
• (wordy, grandiloquent): prolix, sesquipedalian; see also Thesaurus:verbose

Related terms

• sonorant
• sonority
• sonorously
• sonorousness

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