altisonant

== English == === Etymology === From Latin altus (“high”) +‎ sonans, present participle of sonare (“to sound”). === Adjective === altisonant (comparative more altisonant, superlative most altisonant) (archaic) High-sounding; lofty or pompous. ==== Translations ==== === References === “altisonant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.