† sonoreadj.
Obsolete.
Sonorous.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [adjective]
loudc897
shillOE
brightOE
shillinga1225
soundingc1374
ringingc1400
sonore?c1400
resoundingc1425
sonousc1429
resoundable?c1500
soundish1530
high-sounding1560
singing1565
resonant1572
trolling1581
rumbelow1582
sonorous1611
canorous1646
remugient1660
retentive1728
fullish1770
pealing1794
resonating1845
plangent1858
resonatory1880
timbrous1929
?c1400 tr. Secreta Secret. (Sloane) (1977) 13 (MED) Who þat has a longe smalle nek, he es foltisch and sonoure [L. sonorus], þat es to say, wele sounede.
1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. diii Looke also that thay [sc. the bells] be sonowre and well sowndyng and shil.
a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 112 On sonour cordes his fingers he extendes.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ggg2 It becomes tinalous, hard, and sonore [L. sonorum].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.?c1400