plangent
adjective
resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.
plangency
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a word derived from
plangent.
Example Sentences
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The soft passages have fairy-tale delicacy; his outpourings, a robust plangency reminiscent of his more extroverted roles.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
His piano sound tends to the percussive, achieving a relatively thin but tactile plangency.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2016
In fact, her work — notwithstanding its overall plangency — could initially be mistaken for light verse.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2016
At 89, he retains the boyish spark in his tenor, and a remarkable degree of the plangency.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2015
Her voice had a pleasant plangency, a quality of more yet to come and as if the wells of her vitality were far from drained.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
