different between sonorous vs resounding

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

Translations

English

Etymology 1

resound +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???za?n.d??/
• Rhymes: -a?nd??

Noun

resounding (plural resoundings)

1. The action of the verb to resound

Adjective

resounding (comparative more resounding, superlative most resounding)

1. Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
2. That causes reverberation.
3. (by extension) Emphatic.

   Synonyms: huge, massive, tremendous

Synonyms

• (having a deep, rich sound): canorous, remugient; see also Thesaurus:sonorous

Derived terms

• resoundingly

Related terms

• resound

Translations

Etymology 2

resound +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??i??sa?nd.??/

Verb

resounding

1. present participle of resound