Webster's Dictionary 1913

7183

Songless

Song″less, a. Destitute of the power of song; without song; as, songless birds; songless woods.

7184

Songster

Song″ster (–stẽr), n. [AS. sangestre a female singer.] 1. One who sings; one skilled in singing; — not often applied to human beings.2. (Zoöl.) A singing bird.

7185

Songstress

Song″stress (?), n. [See Songster, and -ess.] A woman who sings; also, a female singing bird. Thomson.

7186

Sonifer

Son″i‐fer (?), n. [NL. See Soniferous.] A kind of ear trumpet for the deaf, or the partially deaf.

7187

Soniferous

So‐nif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. sonus sound + -ferous.] Sounding; producing sound; conveying sound.

7188

Sonification

Son′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. sonus sound + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] The act of producing sound, as the stridulation of insects.

7189

Sonless

Son″less, a. Being without a son. Marston.As no baron who was sonless could give a husband to his daughter, save with his lord's consent. J. R. Green.

7190

Sonnet

Son″net (?), n. [F., fr. It. sonetto, fr. suono a sound, a song, fr. L. sonus a sound. See Sound noise.] 1. A short poem, — usually amatory. Shak.He had a wonderful desire to ch...

7191

Sonnet (2)

Son″net, v. i. To compose sonnets. “Strains that come almost to sonneting.” Milton.

7192

Sonneteer

Son′net‐eer″ (?), n. A composer of sonnets, or small poems; a small poet; — usually in contempt.What woful stuff this madrigal would beIn some starved hackney sonneteer or me! P...

7193

Sonneteer (2)

Son′net‐eer″, v. i. To compose sonnets. Lowell.

7194

Sonneter

Son″net‐er (?), n. A composer of sonnets.

7195

Sonnetist

Son″net‐ist, n. A sonneter, or sonneteer. Bp. Hall.

7196

Sonnetize

Son″net‐ize (?), v. i. To compose sonnets.

7197

Sonnish

Son″nish (?), a. Like the sun; sunny; golden. “Her sonnish hairs.” Chaucer.

7198

Sonnite

Son″nite (?), n. See Sunnite.

7199

Sonometer

So‐nom″e‐ter (?), n. [L. sonus a sound + -meter.] 1. (Physiol.) An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical n...

7200

Sonoran

So‐no″ran (?), a.(Biogeography) Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States and central Mexico. I...

7201

Sonorific

Son′o‐rif″ic (?), a. [L. sonor, -oris, a sound + facere to make. See Sonorous.] Producing sound; as, the sonorific quality of a body. I. Watts.

7202

Sonority

So‐nor″i‐ty (?), n. [L. sonoritas.] The quality or state of being sonorous; sonorousness.

7203

Sonorous

So‐no″rous (?), a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a sound, akin to sonus a sound. See Sound.] 1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.2. Loud-sounding; giving...

7204

Sonship

Son″ship (?), n. The state of being a son, or of bearing the relation of a son; filiation. Dr. H. More.

7205

Sonsy (2)

Son″sy (?), a. See Soncy. Burns.

7206

Sontag

Son″tag (?), n. [So called from from Mme. Henriette Sontag, a famous singer.] A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress.

7207

Sonties

Son″ties (?), n. Probably from “saintes” saints, or from sanctities; — used as an oath. Shak.

7208

Soochong

Soo‐chong″ (?), n. Same as Souchong.

7209

Soodra

‖Soo″dra (?). Same as Sudra.