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stentorian

/stenˈtɔːriən/adjective

उच्चारण स्टेन्टॉरिअन

बहुत ऊँची और गरजती (आवाज़), गर्जनापूर्ण

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun] formal

    (of a voice) very loud and powerful

    बहुत ऊँची और गरजती (आवाज़), गर्जनापूर्ण

    • The headmaster called for silence in a stentorian voice.
    • His stentorian tones filled the hall without a microphone.

    Synonyms loud booming thunderous resounding powerful

    Opposite soft quiet faint muted

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⌂Word origin and word building

From Stentor, a Greek herald in Homer's Iliad whose voice was as loud as the voices of fifty men.

यह शब्द Homer के Iliad के Greek दूत Stentor से आया है, जिसकी आवाज़ पचास लोगों की आवाज़ जितनी तेज़ थी।

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One-word substitution

A very loud and powerful voice is a stentorian voice.

बहुत ऊँची और दमदार आवाज़ को stentorian voice कहते हैं।