The Greek root of 'stentorian' is found in the personal proper name of Stentor, a mythological Greek. He served as the herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War. The English adjective means 'loud voiced', because of Stentor's powerful vocal reputation. In fact, Stentor was reputed to have the vocal volume of 100 men. He died after he lost in a shouting contest with Hermes, the divine messenger.
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.
Stentorian was created in 2001.
Named after the legendary Greek 'Stentor', whose voice was supposed to be as loud as 50 men
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.
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