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resonant

[ rez-uh-nuhnt ]

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.


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

/ ˈrɛzənənt /

adjective

  1. (of sound) resounding or re-echoing
  2. producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration
  3. characterized by resonance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈresonantly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resonant1

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

When she dives into the Trump photo — or, as she refers to it: “a Halloween mask covered in ketchup” — and everything that it brought her, her act enters its most resonant stretch.

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More translations came in the transferring of this program from Disney to the formal, old-school resonant, Carnegie.

The casting of deaf and hearing actors — one to embody and emotionalize a character, the other to sing, speak and jam — fails to harmonize into a resonant or even intelligible interpretation.

“Piece by Piece” is ultimately a surprisingly moving biography and a resonant reminder of Williams’ outsized cultural footprint.

The result is a body of universal, resonant songs in a classic R&B tone that would be at home among records by Marvin Gaye and the Persuaders.

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