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sonorously

sonorously

1 7.5
To make a deep, full sound that fills a room
  • adverb
  • /səˈnɔːrəsli/
translation icon : sonoramente
  • While the image visualizes the performance of prayer, the epigram reinforces this action by sonorously replicating it.
  • said sonorously

Examples

  • As the orchestra began to play, the music flowed sonorously through the concert hall.

  • The bald, gold-wreathed head of His Radiance speaks sonorously from across the room.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Their tickings came sonorously to my ears.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The period between the wars, he wrote sonorously, 'was characterized above all by a farsighted development of public works and a major growth in the population.'

    Academic text (2010)
  • He had a habit of crooking his finger at me and saying, sonorously, "I would have words with you" -- a courteous locution.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Pontifax snored sonorously, well-fed upon a meal of fish, koko-yams, plantain, and palm wine.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He had modeled St. Joan's traits upon his prim daughter Susy, had read aloud from it sonorously at every opportunity, and had thought at first to have it published as an anonymous gift of cultural uplift.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • But men before my father have fallen in love with surface glitter, and he continued, undaunted by her incomprehension of the great compliment being paid to her, to sing slowly and sonorously, without a single stumble, her praises in another man's voice: FORMATTED TEXT

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The church bells rang sonorously throughout the quiet town.

  • His sonorously rich voice captivated the entire audience during the performance.

Synonyms

lushly
vssonorously
1 4.7

In a full, rich way that sounds warm and pleasing

emphasizes pure deep richness rather than beauty or texture
rotundly
vssonorously
  • Literature
8.4

To speak in a full, rich voice that fills a room

is the general term for deep, full, rich sound beyond just speech
resonantly
vssonorously
5.5

In a way that makes a deep clear sound that fills a space and echoes

focuses on deep, full richness rather than clarity or echo

Antonyms

129 1.2

In a quiet way without making any sound or speaking

How Resonant

sonorously
1 7.5
richly
13 3.4
thinly
10 3.2

Surface Forms

sonorously positive

Morphology

sonorously = sonorous (transparent) = sonorous + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'sonorous' using the productive suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Sonorously comes from the Latin root sonor meaning 'sound', the same idea you see in sonic. So sonorously means 'in a way that makes a deep, full, or rich sound'.