(1):
(a.) Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.
(2):
(a.) Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous.
(3):
(a.) Impressive in sound; high-sounding.
(4):
(a.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.
(5):
(a.) Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice.