plangency
- a word derived from plangent.
Example Sentences
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His piano sound tends to the percussive, achieving a relatively thin but tactile plangency.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2016
He was at his most captivating in the aria “Wenn der Freude Tränen Fliessen,” which he endowed with expressive plangency.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2016
In fact, her work — notwithstanding its overall plangency — could initially be mistaken for light verse.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2016
But Led Zeppelin tunes formed the backbone of the show, bringing out not only the most roisterous crowd response but also a higher order of plangency and presence from Mr. Plant.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2014
She was short of breath, so that her voice palpitated with a touching plangency that shook the man's heart.
From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice
