Fragors

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Loud and sudden noises characteristic of crashes or explosive impacts; tumultuous disturbances or uproars associated with intense activity or conflict; the powerful reverberations or echoes caused by violent sound events
2. Intense bursts of sound often linked to destruction or chaos; clamorous events involving noise and commotion; the resounding effects produced by forceful auditory occurrences
3. Sharp, explosive noises resulting from collisions or blasts; noisy disruptions marked by disorder or turmoil; the booming or crashing sounds that convey a sense of forceful impact

Etymology: "Fragors" is the plural of "fragor", a noun meaning a loud crashing noise. The singular was borrowed directly from Latin "fragor", meaning "a breaking to pieces", and it traces back to the Latin verb "frangere", "to break". So the word's original sense is the sound of something smashing apart, which is exactly what the modern meaning still describes. The most surprising twist is that the word's spelling has been nudged by an unrelated word. English "fragrant", meaning sweet-smelling, comes from a different Latin source, and at some point the two became confused, so "fragor" picked up a link to the root of "fragrant" in people's minds. Nothing about the sound or meaning of "fragor" comes from fragrance, but the confusion shows how readily spellings drift toward familiar neighbours.

Synonyms: noises, roars, booms, clamors, thunders

Antonyms: silences, quiet, whispers