sonorous Copy link Outline I. Loud or clear1. sŏnōrus2. sŏnābĭlis, e3. sŏnans, antis4. sŏnax, ācis5. clārĭsŏnus (poet. and rare)6. vōcālis, eII. Melodious, well-sounding1. candĭdus (clear and musical)2. cănōrus3. argūtus (rare in this sense)4. sŏnans, antis • 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.)