resonant

[rez-uh-nuhnt]

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adjective

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.

noun

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

1585–95; < Latin resonant- (stem of resonāns), present participle of resonāre to resound; see -ant

Related formsres·o·nant·ly, adverbhy·per·res·o·nant, adjectivehy·per·res·o·nant·ly, adverbnon·res·o·nant, adjectivenon·res·o·nant·ly, adverbun·res·o·nant, adjectiveun·res·o·nant·ly, adverb

Synonyms

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2. 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.
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The writing is resonant, but must America “see itself” so squarely in this particular regard?
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May 22, 2014
The dialogue is pure McCarthy as well: clipped, resonant, near-Biblical—and somewhat pompous.
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October 26, 2013
And for him, the land, even that which is constructed by man, is resonant.
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March 3, 2013
On the other hand it is all a pursuit of truth, of what is real and resonant and relatable.
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October 20, 2012

Historical Examples

The sound of the gong, seconded by the electrifying and resonant "Aboard!"
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Thayer broke the silence which followed, and his accent was resonant again.
The Dominant Strain
Anna Chapin Ray
These were the glory of her countenance, these and her resonant black hair.
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James Huneker
Look at their beloved bellies, so smooth, so elastic, so resonant!
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James Huneker
"It shall be heard, then," said a voice: a voice inexplicable; resonant; divine.
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Margaret Horton Potter

British Dictionary definitions for resonant

resonant

adjective

(of sound) resounding or re-echoing
producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration
characterized by resonance

Derived Formsresonantly, adverb

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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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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.

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.

These were the glory of her countenance, these and her resonant black hair.

Look at their beloved bellies, so smooth, so elastic, so resonant!

"It shall be heard, then," said a voice: a voice inexplicable; resonant; divine.

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Word Origin and History for resonant

adj.

Origin of resonant