Al-tīs'o-nant or Al-tīs'o-noüs, a.
a. [Lat. altus, adv. alte, high, and sonans, sounding, p. pr. of sonare; Lat. altisonus, from altus, high, and sonus, sound.] High-sounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton.
a. [Lat. altus, adv. alte, high, and sonans, sounding, p. pr. of sonare; Lat. altisonus, from altus, high, and sonus, sound.] High-sounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton.