stentorian C2 Topic:Communication US /stenˈtɔːriən/ UK /stenˈtɔːriən/ See IPA manual Freq #206143 Meanings 1 adj extremely loud and powerful, especially when describing a person's voice His stentorian call carried from the deck to the boats below. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely loud and... boomingthunderous More resounding ↔ Opposites faintquiet Word family Derived forms stentorianly Related forms Stentorvoiceoratory Etymology From Stentor, a Greek herald in Homer's Iliad whose voice was said to be as powerful as those of fifty men, + -ian. The literary allusion became a general adjective for a booming voice. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stentorian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /stenˈtɔːriən/ **IPA (UK):** /stenˈtɔːriən/ **Frequency rank:** 206143 ## Meanings 1. extremely loud and powerful, especially when describing a person's voice ## Examples - His stentorian call carried from the deck to the boats below. ## Synonyms - booming - thunderous - resounding ## Antonyms - faint - quiet ## Derived Forms - stentorianly ## Related Forms - Stentor - voice - oratory ## Etymology From Stentor, a Greek herald in Homer's Iliad whose voice was said to be as powerful as those of fifty men, + -ian. The literary allusion became a general adjective for a booming voice. ## Topics - Communication markdown