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thunderous

/ˈθʌndəəs/THUHN-dur-uhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈθʌndɚəs/THUHN-dur-uhs

Meaninglike thunder

Common meaning: very loud

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishþunor‘thunder’source
  2. Middle Englishþonersource
  3. Middle Englishthundersource
  4. Englishthunder‘the loud noise after lightning’
  5. Englishformed in English from thunderthunderous‘very loud’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from thunder + -ous.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), THUNDER, p.641 · scan

Source words

  • þunor Old English · source word “thunder”

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