resonant
[rez-uh-nuh nt]
- resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- deep and full of resonance: a resonant voice.
- pertaining to resonance.
- producing resonance; causing amplification or sustention of sound.
- pertaining to a system in a state of resonance, especially with respect to sound.
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- Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
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Origin of resonant
Synonyms
See more synonyms for resonant on Thesaurus.com2. rich, vibrant, sonorant, reverberant.
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Examples from the Web for resonant
Contemporary Examples
He has a lean, crackling energy about him, a sense of dramatic flourish, a resonant voice that is not unaware of its own music.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating LifeChimamanda Adichie
August 9, 2014
The writing is resonant, but must America “see itself” so squarely in this particular regard?
The dialogue is pure McCarthy as well: clipped, resonant, near-Biblical—and somewhat pompous.
And for him, the land, even that which is constructed by man, is resonant.
On the other hand it is all a pursuit of truth, of what is real and resonant and relatable.
Historical Examples
The sound of the gong, seconded by the electrifying and resonant "Aboard!"
Thayer broke the silence which followed, and his accent was resonant again.
The Dominant StrainAnna Chapin Ray
These were the glory of her countenance, these and her resonant black hair.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
Look at their beloved bellies, so smooth, so elastic, so resonant!
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
"It shall be heard, then," said a voice: a voice inexplicable; resonant; divine.
The GeniusMargaret Horton Potter
resonant
- (of sound) resounding or re-echoing
- producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration
- characterized by resonance
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Word Origin and History for resonant
adj.
1590s, from Latin resonantem (nominative resonans), present participle of resonare (see resonance).
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