Soniferous
Adjective
- Producing or conducting sound.
Example Sentences
“It’s too soniferous in the coffee shop to try to join the conference call.”
“My roommate’s keyboard is so soniferous, I can hear it through my headphones.”
“The puppy becomes incredibly soniferous whenever he hears any sound from outside.”
Word Origin
Latin, early 18th century
Why this word?
“Soniferous” — from the Latin “sonus,” meaning “sound,” and “-ferous,” a combining form that means “to produce” — is an elevated synonym for “noisy” or “loud.” It’s a more formal adjective, so you might not use it in casual conversation, but you could describe tolling church bells as soniferous. The word could also be used in a joking context, calling out an obnoxious sound as overly loud.
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