resonant

American  

[rez-uh-nuhnt] / ˈrɛz ə nənt /

adjective

1. resounding resound or echoing, as sounds.

   the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.

2. deep and full of resonance.

   a resonant voice.

   Synonyms:

   reverberant, sonorant, vibrant, rich

3. pertaining to resonance.

4. producing resonance; causing amplification or sustention of sound.

5. pertaining to a system in a state of resonance, especially with respect to sound.

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noun

1. 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).

resonant British  

/ ˈrɛzənənt /

adjective

1. (of sound) resounding or re-echoing

2. producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration

3. characterized by resonance

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Other Word Forms

• hyperresonant adjective
• hyperresonantly adverb
• nonresonant adjective
• nonresonantly adverb
• resonantly adverb
• unresonant adjective
• unresonantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of resonant

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

Example Sentences

All were answered either with silence, which the group took to mean No or with resonant raps or knocks meaning Yes.

From Literature

Making the arrest even more resonant is that it happened on Andrew's 66th birthday.

From BBC

"What is exciting is that we now know that it can be reached across broadband frequencies, not just at a single resonant condition."

From Science Daily

A perennially resonant Gospel parable is the one about the vineyard owner with two sons whom he summoned to work on his property.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s only at high loads that the powertrain gets resonant and raspy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• mellow
• profound
• rich
• ringing
• sonorous
• thrilling