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DictionaryclarionClear, stirring sound
noun / adjective

clarion

KLAIR-ee-un/klˈɛriʌn/

A loud, clear, stirring sound or call.

The trumpet sounds a clarion call from the hilltop.

An East Asian woman blows a shining trumpet atop a hill, clear sound suggested by subtle expansive ink strokes.
Etymology
clarionLatintrumpet

Latin clario named a trumpet. Used descriptively, the trumpet’s name evokes a loud, clear sound, with the stirring force also heard in a figurative “clarion call” to battle.

In context

Lowy Institute20:04
his majestic fanfare was a clarion call of trusted reliable news information and entertainment from a respected friend and neighbor
Lowy Institute Media Award Lecture – Ita Buttrose

More examples

  • A clarion note cut through the morning air.
  • The campaign sounded a clarion for change.
  • Her clear warning became a clarion call to action.

Forms

clarion · clarions

Similar words

ringing
Ringing suggests a clear, resonant sound; clarion also suggests a stirring summons.
call
Call is broad; a clarion call is especially clear, urgent, and inspiring.