resonant

[ rez-uh-nuhnt ]

/ ˈrɛz ə nənt /

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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).

Nearby words

Origin of resonant

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

SYNONYMS FOR resonant

2. rich, vibrant, sonorant, reverberant.

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Related forms

res·o·nant·ly, adverbhy·per·res·o·nant, adjectivehy·per·res·o·nant·ly, adverbnon·res·o·nant, adjective

non·res·o·nant·ly, adverbun·res·o·nant, adjectiveun·res·o·nant·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for resonant

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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The dialogue is pure McCarthy as well: clipped, resonant, near-Biblical—and somewhat pompous.
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And for him, the land, even that which is constructed by man, is resonant.
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On the other hand it is all a pursuit of truth, of what is real and resonant and relatable.
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The longer bass strings of any piano of full tone and resonant sounding board will suffice for the experiment.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864|Various
The stalagmites of the cavern, according to Mr. Nicholson, are very vibrant and resonant.
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Now it was resonant and strong, though still only an undertone.
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Suddenly a phrase I had heard at sea came back to me, sharp and resonant.
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The heart was decayed and gone, but the outer shell was hard and resonant.
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British Dictionary definitions for resonant

resonant

/ (ˈrɛzənənt) /

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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