susurrous means having whispering or rustling sounds. It carries an Arena rating of 1868, earned across 35 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, susurrous ranks #193 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words, #252 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #2,300 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #2,645 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words.
Why “susurrous” is a great word
Full of or characterized by soft whispering, murmuring, or rustling sounds. From the Latin susurrus ('a hum, whisper') and the English suffix -ous. Unlike 'strident,' which assaults the ear with harsh, grating force, or 'clamorous,' which implies loud, insistent, and confused noise, susurrous is the sound of secrets being kept. It is the intimate confession of a stream over smooth stones, the overlapping pages of a book being turned by many hands in a reading room, or the barely audible conversation of two lovers in a darkened theater—the audible texture of a world speaking just below the threshold of meaning.
Etymology
Latin susurrus + -ous.
adj
- Having whispering or rustling sounds.e.g.“there was a delicious, susurrous, rainbow swirl and billow of tulle and taffeta and chiffon” — 1922, Carl Van Vechten, Peter Whiffle, Chapter 4:
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