a. [ L. altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound. ] High-sounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. altisonus. ] Altisonant. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) a corticosteroid hormone (
n. [ See Disputation. ] Dispute; discussion. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. fluctisonus; fluctus wave + sonus sound. ] Sounding like waves. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Jetsam. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. multisonus; multus much, many + sonus sound. ] Having many sounds, or sounding much. [ 1913 Webster ]