stentorian
sten-TOR-ee-uhn · adjective
Ancient GreekEnglish
Origin
From Stentor, the herald of the Greek forces in the Iliad, whose voice was famous for its loudness, plus the suffix -ian. The word passed from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ into English.
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Journey
The word kept close to its source: a single loud-voiced character in Homer's epic became the standard way to describe any booming voice.
Related words
The word stands alone as a tribute to one legendary shouter.
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