Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SO-NO'ROUS-NESS
SO-NO'ROUS-NESS, n.
- The quality of yielding sound when struck, or coming in collision with another body; as, the sonorousness of metals.
- Having or giving a loud or clear sound; as, the sonorousness of a voice or an instrument.
- Magnificence of sound. – Johnson.
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