resonant
resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
deep and full of resonance: a resonant voice.
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).
Origin of resonant
1Other words for resonant
Other words from resonant
- res·o·nant·ly, adverb
- hy·per·res·o·nant, adjective
- hy·per·res·o·nant·ly, adverb
- non·res·o·nant, adjective
- non·res·o·nant·ly, adverb
- un·res·o·nant, adjective
- un·res·o·nant·ly, adverb
Words Nearby resonant
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How to use resonant in a sentence
That gained foundation in an elegant, emotionally resonant processional.
America yearns for an era of good feeling. The inaugural ceremony launched one. | Peter Marks | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostMetaphorically speaking, it’s a history that continues to feel very resonant.
Why ‘The Craft: Legacy’ director decided to make a witch movie for woke teens | Helena Andrews-Dyer | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostIt felt like such a resonant film to re-explore and reimagine.
Why ‘The Craft: Legacy’ director decided to make a witch movie for woke teens | Helena Andrews-Dyer | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostIts four active transducers and two JBL bass radiators are powered by a robust 30-watt amplifier and are designed to produce massive, resonant tones that you can both see and hear.
Bluetooth speakers that make great gifts | PopSci Commerce Team | October 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe very property that creates the most satisfying, long-lasting colors is exactly the resonant, high-energy behavior that makes them so deadly.
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism - Issue 90: Something Green | Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay | October 7, 2020 | Nautilus
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 Life | Chimamanda Adichie | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe writing is resonant, but must America “see itself” so squarely in this particular regard?
America Is Coming to Terms with Its Racial Past—Let’s Look Ahead Instead | John McWhorter | May 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTanaquil Le Clercq is a name resonant with drama and tragedy.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse | Nancy Buirski | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe dialogue is pure McCarthy as well: clipped, resonant, near-Biblical—and somewhat pompous.
‘The Counselor’ & How Cormac McCarthy Beat the Hollywood Curse | Andrew Romano | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd then when people finally talk, it has a much more resonant feeling.
Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn on Sex, Violence & More | Marlow Stern | July 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTUnder the name of "Chimes" these resonant gongs are now finding place in many Church and Concert organs.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerThe entire heavens seemed to form a sounding-board, the least vibration resonant beneath its stretch.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodPeggy went up to the piano, which was open, and struck two or three resonant chords.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullThey rode in parties to High Knob, and the ring of hoof and the laughter of youth and maid made every dusk resonant with joy.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.If he had been nearer, perhaps he might have heard the resonant snores of the sleeping Jacks.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for resonant
/ (ˈrɛzənənt) /
(of sound) resounding or re-echoing
producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration
characterized by resonance
Derived forms of resonant
- resonantly, adverb
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