Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altisonant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-ti-so-nant
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

High-sounding; lofty or pompous.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"altisonant language"
"He ſpent foure dayes deuiſing him a name: for (as he reaſoned to himſelfe) it was not fit that ſo famous a Knights horſe, and chiefly being ſo good a beaſt, ſhould want a knowne name; and therefore he endeuoured to giue him ſuch a one, as ſhould both declare what ſometime he had been, before he pertayned to a Knight errant, and alſo what preſently he was: for it ſtood greatly with reaſon, ſeeing his Lord and Maſter changed his eſtate and vocation, that he ſhould alter likewiſe his denomination, and get a new one, that were famous and altiſonant, as becommed the new order and exerciſe which he now profeſſed: […]"

Etymology

From Latin altus (“high”) + sonans, present participle of sonare (“to sound”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: altus
Root: -
Suffix: sonans

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more altisonant (comparative) most altisonant (superlative)

Questions

What does altisonant mean?: High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
Where does altisonant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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