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What does sonorous mean? Is sonorous a Scrabble word?

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Is sonorous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sonorous is a Scrabble US word. The word sonorous is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1O1N1O1R1O1U1S1

Is sonorous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sonorous is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1O1N1O1R1O1U1S1

Is sonorous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sonorous is a Words With Friends word. The word sonorous is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1O1N2O1R1O1U2S1

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8-letter words (1 found)

SONOROUS,

6-letter words (1 found)

URSONS,

5-letter words (5 found)

ROONS,SORNS,SORUS,SOURS,URSON,

4-letter words (17 found)

NOUS,NURS,ONOS,ONUS,OONS,OURN,OURS,ROON,ROOS,RUNS,SONS,SOON,SORN,SOUR,SOUS,SUNS,URNS,

3-letter words (23 found)

NOO,NOR,NOS,NUR,NUS,ONO,ONS,OON,OOR,OOS,ORS,OUR,OUS,ROO,RUN,SON,SOS,SOU,SUN,SUR,SUS,UNS,URN,

2-letter words (11 found)

NO,NU,ON,OO,OR,OS,OU,SO,UN,UR,US,

You can make 58 words from sonorous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sonorous

sonorous

Alternative forms

  • sonourous (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonorus, from sonor (“sound”), early 17th century.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːn.ɚ.əs/, /ˈsoʊ.nə.ɹəs/

Adjective

sonorous (comparative more sonorous, superlative most sonorous)

  1. Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
  2. Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
  3. Wordy or grandiloquent.
  4. (linguistics, phonetics) Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.

Synonyms

  • sonoral
  • (giving out a deep, resonant sound): booming, canorous; see also Thesaurus:sonorous
  • (full of sound and rich):
  • (wordy, grandiloquent): prolix, sesquipedalian; see also Thesaurus:verbose

Related terms

  • sonorant
  • sonority
  • sonorously
  • sonorousness

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Source: wiktionary.org