Sondeli, son′de-li, n. the musk-rat, or rat-tailed shrew of India.
Song, song, n. that which is sung: a short poem or ballad, adapted for singing, or set to music: the melody to which it is adapted: a poem, or poetry in general: the notes of birds: a mere trifle: (B.) an object of derision.—ns. Song′-bird, a bird that sings; Song′book, a collection of songs: a hymn-book; Song′craft, the art of making songs, skill in such.—adjs. Song′ful, full of song: disposed to sing; Song′less, wanting the power of song.—ns. Song′man (Shak.), a singer; Song′-sparr′ow, the hedge-sparrow; Song′ster, a singer, or one skilled in singing, esp. a bird that sings:—fem. Song′stress; Song′-thrush, the mavis or throstle.—Song of Songs, or of Solomon, Canticles; Songs of degrees (see Degree).—Old song (see Old). [A.S. sang—singan, to sing; Dut. zang, Ger. gesang, Goth. saggws, Ice. söngr.]
Song, song (Spens.), pa.t. of sing.
Soniferous, son-if′ėr-us, adj. giving or conveying sound. [L. sonus, sound, ferre, to bring.]
Sonned, sund (Spens.). Same as Sunned.
Sonnet, son′et, n. a poem in a stanza mostly iambic in movement, properly decasyllabic or hendecasyllabic in metre, always in fourteen lines—originally composed of an octave and a sestet—properly expressing two successive phases of one thought.—v.t. and v.i. to celebrate in sonnets.—adj. Sonn′etary.—n. Sonneteer′, a composer of sonnets.—v.i. Sonn′etise, to compose sonnets.—v.t. to celebrate in a sonnet.—n. Sonn′etist (Shak.), a sonneteer. [Fr.,—It. sonetto, dim. of sonāre, a sound, song—L. sonus, a sound.]
Sonnite=Sunnite (q.v.).
Sonometer, sō-nom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring sounds or their intervals by means of a sounding-board with strings stretched above it, movable bridges, and weights for varying the tension. [L. sonus, a sound, Gr. metron, a measure.]
Sonorous, sō-nō′rus, adj. sounding when struck: giving a clear, loud sound: high-sounding.—n. Sōnōres′cence, the property possessed by hard rubber of emitting sound under intermittent radiant heat or light.—adj. Sōnōrif′ic, making sound.—ns. Sōnor′ity, sonorousness; Sōnō′rōphone, a kind of bombardon.—adv. Sōnō′rously.—n. Sōnō′rousness, sonorous quality or character. [L. sonorus—sonor, sonus, a sound—sonāre, to sound.]
Sonsy, Soncy, son′si, adj. (Scot.) plump, buxom, good-natured.—Also Son′sie, Son′cie.