Named after the legendary Greek 'Stentor', whose voice was supposed to be as loud as 50 men
Stentorian was created in 2001.
The speaker was a stentorian and powerful.
· "he introduced me to the staff with a stentorian announcement".
The carnival barker addressed the milling crowds in a stentorian voice. The uproar in the hall was suddenly silenced by the deep, stentorian admonitions of the vice principal.
The commander of the royal force needs to carry a stentorian voice.
The word "boisterous" is closest in meaning to stentorian, as both describe a loud and powerful sound or voice.
I believe stentorian means "very loud or powerful in sound." Therefore, the antonym of this word would probably be "quiet or meek in sound."
Having a stentorian voice means having a loud, powerful, and commanding voice that is capable of carrying over great distances. This term is often used to describe someone who speaks with authority and presence.
The word "stentorian" means having a loud and projecting voice (as an orator or singer). It comes from the mythical name Stentor, a Greek herald of powerful voice.
His voice had a stentorian and aristocratic resonance.
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