sonorous
Deep and ringing
Sonorous describes sounds that are deep, full, and resonant—rich in tone and pleasing to the ear.
A sonorous voice fills a room without effort.
The word often applies to formal speech, church bells, or musical instruments: the sonorous tones of the cello, his sonorous reading of the poem.
Sonorous can also describe language that sounds impressive, sometimes implying more style than substance.
Echo repeatedly, persist
- echoReflected sound wave
- reverberatingContinuing to echo
- ringingSustained resonant sound
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
full-bodied · plangent · orotund · round · rich · mellow · sustained · amplified
Bombastically resonant in speech
- stentorianExtremely loud and resonant
- baritoneMid-range male voice
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- deepFar from surface
booming · commanding · declamatory · oratorical · intoning · mellifluous · dulcet · silver-tongued
Agreeable in sound
- harmoniousPleasingly in accord
- euphoniousPleasing to hear
- tunefulPleasing in sound
- symphonicPertaining to large-scale orchestral music
orchestral · tonal · choral · operatic · cantabile · legato · sustained · vibrato
Extremely loud, resounding
- rumblingLow rolling sound
- pealingRinging out loudly
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- reverberantTending to echo
cavernous · bellowing · roaring · powerful · mighty · tremendous · deep-throated · bass
reverberate
Echo repeatedly, persist
- echoReflected sound wave
- reverberatingContinuing to echo
- ringingSustained resonant sound
vibrant · full-bodied · plangent · orotund · round · rich · mellow · sustained · amplified · overtones
orotund
Bombastically resonant in speech
- stentorianExtremely loud and resonant
- baritoneMid-range male voice
- bassDeep pitch or fish
deep · booming · commanding · declamatory · oratorical · intoning · mellifluous · dulcet · silver-tongued · eloquent
melodious
Agreeable in sound
- harmoniousPleasingly in accord
- euphoniousPleasing to hear
- tunefulPleasing in sound
symphonic · orchestral · tonal · choral · operatic · cantabile · legato · sustained · vibrato · lyrical
thunderous
Extremely loud, resounding
reverberant · cavernous · bellowing · roaring · powerful · mighty · tremendous · deep-throated · bass · drumming
grandiloquent
Pretentiously elevated in speech
- magniloquentUsing pompous, elevated rhetoric
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
ornate · elaborate · stately · majestic · impressive · elevated · lofty · noble · dignified · formal
- sound qualitiesloudness, pitch, tone, faintness, clarity
- music termsmelody, tempo, rhythm, harmony, beat
- bellsalarm bell, bell rope, church bell, church bells, bronze bell
- acousticssoundwave, vibration, wavelength, amplitude, reverberation
- Overblown Wordspompous, bombastic, grandiose, inflated, overblown
- bass soundsbass note, bass tone, bass drum, bass guitar, bass voice
sonorousflat
Lacking vertical variation
dull · monotonous · unimpressive · prosaic · plain