plangent
Americanadjective
adjective
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having a loud deep sound
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resonant and mournful in sound
Other Word Forms
- plangency noun
- plangently adverb
Etymology
Origin of plangent
1815–25; < Latin plangent- (stem of plangēns ), present participle of plangere to beat, lament. See plain 2, -ent
Example Sentences
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As the Choreographer, Megan Moore’s plangent mezzo was especially effective in her mourning aria; soprano Whitney Morrison was dramatic as the Performance Artist, the only member of the creative quintet who sees what is coming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
The column in which this plangent cri de coeur appeared bears the subtle title “More Babies, Please.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
She shushed her daughters, sloshing in nearby mud, so she could tease out the source of some plangent rumble.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023
He plays subtext beautifully in “Spiderhead,” with plangent notes of regret.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022
As the forest’s warning became louder, more plangent and strident, William’s buoyant mood shivered, quailed, and fled like a routed army from the field.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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