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resonant
[ rez-uh-nuhnt ]
adjective
- resounding resound or echoing, as sounds:
the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- deep and full of resonance:
a resonant voice.
Synonyms: reverberant, sonorant, vibrant, rich
- 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).
resonant
/ ˈrɛzənənt /
adjective
- (of sound) resounding or re-echoing
- producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration
- characterized by resonance
Derived Forms
- ˈresonantly, adverb
Other Words From
- reso·nant·ly adverb
- hyper·reso·nant adjective
- hyper·reso·nant·ly adverb
- non·reso·nant adjective
- non·reso·nant·ly adverb
- un·reso·nant adjective
- un·reso·nant·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
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.
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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