Son`o*rif"ic (?), a. [L. sonor, -oris, a sound + facere to make. See
Sonorous.] Producing sound; as, the sonorific quality of a body. [R.]
I. Watts.
So*nor"i*ty (?), n. [L. sonoritas.] The quality or state of being
sonorous; sonorousness.
So*no"rous (?), a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a sound, akin to
sonus a sound. See Sound.] 1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as,
sonorous metals.