sonorous
sonorous
adj.
See loud.
Boastful, proud: P. and V. σεμνός, ὑψηλός, V. ὑ̆περκόπος, ὑψήγορος.
adj.
See loud.
Boastful, proud: P. and V. σεμνός, ὑψηλός, V. ὑ̆περκόπος, ὑψήγορος.
SONOROUS
sonans (Cic.): canorus (Cic. sounding well): sonorus (Tibullus poetical and post-Augustan prose). A sonorous voice vox canora.
sonans (Cic.): canorus (Cic. sounding well): sonorus (Tibullus poetical and post-Augustan prose). A sonorous voice vox canora.
sonorous:
I. Loud or clear:
1. sŏnōrus: s. lyre, s. cithara, Tib.: s. rivers, s. flumina, Virg.: s. grove, s. nemus, Stat. Cf. clarus, magnus (esp. relating to the voice): v.LOUD , CLEAR , DEEP (III.).
2. sŏnābĭlis, e: s. (metallic) rattle, s. sistrum, Ov. M. 9, 784.
3. sŏnans, antis: his breathing was heavier and more s., meatus animae gravior et sonantior, Plin. Ep. 6, 16, ad med.
4. sŏnax, ācis: s. shell, s. concha (al. sonanti), Ov. M. 1, 333.
5. clārĭsŏnus (poet. and rare): s. voice, c. vox, Cat. 64 (62), 320.
6. vōcālis, e: more s. (i. e. clearer) words, verba vocaliora, Quint. 8, 8, 16: to choose some one with the most s. voice to read, eligere vocalissimum aliquem qui legeret, Plin. Ep. 4, 7, ad med.
II. Melodious, well-sounding:
1. candĭdus (clear and musical): v.CLEAR .
2. cănōrus: v.MELODIOUS .
3. argūtus (rare in this sense): s. grove, a. nemus, Virg. Of style in oratory: s., clear and well-rounded periods, a. certique et circumscripti verborum ambitus, Cic. Or. 12, 38: cf. modulatus, numerosus (v.MELODIOUS .).
4. sŏnans, antis: Of style: s. (good) old-fashioned words, s. verba et antiqua, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, ad init.: this pleasantly s. style charms the listener better than a severely concise one, potius dulcia haec et s. quam austera et pressa (auditorem) delectant, id. 2, 19, ad med.: s. songs and elegies, musas elegosque s., Mart. 7, 46, 5. Phr.: s. and empty phrases, verborum sonitus inanis, Cic. de Or. 1, 12, 51. (For s. in a bad sense, v.GRAND , GRANDILOQUENT , INFLATED .)
I. Loud or clear:
1. sŏnōrus: s. lyre, s. cithara, Tib.: s. rivers, s. flumina, Virg.: s. grove, s. nemus, Stat. Cf. clarus, magnus (esp. relating to the voice): v.
2. sŏnābĭlis, e: s. (metallic) rattle, s. sistrum, Ov. M. 9, 784.
3. sŏnans, antis: his breathing was heavier and more s., meatus animae gravior et sonantior, Plin. Ep. 6, 16, ad med.
4. sŏnax, ācis: s. shell, s. concha (al. sonanti), Ov. M. 1, 333.
5. clārĭsŏnus (poet. and rare): s. voice, c. vox, Cat. 64 (62), 320.
6. vōcālis, e: more s. (
II. Melodious, well-sounding:
1. candĭdus (clear and musical): v.
2. cănōrus: v.
3. argūtus (rare in this sense): s. grove, a. nemus, Virg. Of style in oratory: s., clear and well-rounded periods, a. certique et circumscripti verborum ambitus, Cic. Or. 12, 38: cf. modulatus, numerosus (v.
4. sŏnans, antis: Of style: s. (good) old-fashioned words, s. verba et antiqua, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, ad init.: this pleasantly s. style charms the listener better than a severely concise one, potius dulcia haec et s. quam austera et pressa (auditorem) delectant, id. 2, 19, ad med.: s. songs and elegies, musas elegosque s., Mart. 7, 46, 5. Phr.: s. and empty phrases, verborum sonitus inanis, Cic. de Or. 1, 12, 51. (For s. in a bad sense, v.