plangent

[ plan-juhnt ]

adjective

1. resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.

plangent

/ ˈplændʒənt /

adjective

1. having a loud deep sound
2. resonant and mournful in sound

Derived Forms

• ˈplangency, noun
• ˈplangently, adverb

Other Words From

• plangen·cy noun
• plangent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of plangent¹

1815–25; < Latin plangent- (stem of plangēns ), present participle of plangere to beat, lament. See plain ², -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of plangent¹

C19: from Latin plangere to beat (esp the breast, in grief); see plain ²

Example Sentences

In an era of plangent indie rock, they were the studied, intricate eccentrics.

From New York Times

This batch of songs, released in 1989, plays as an extension of that fun-house mirror, lightly terrifying universe, with twisted 1950s melodies meeting destabilizing, plangent guitars meeting Dali-esque shimmers.

From New York Times

This batch of songs, released in 1989, plays as an extension of that fun-house mirror, lightly terrifying universe, with twisted 1950s melodies meeting destabilizing, plangent guitars meeting Dali-esque shimmers.

From New York Times

In an age of plangent merchandising, mass duplication, and scandalous ticket resale prices wreaked by dubiously legal monopolies and the fecklessness of our regulatory agencies, Swift and her fans have managed to launch a project of highly coveted, literally nonmaterial collectibles.

From Salon

Adjuah sings in a keening, plangent tone, but at one point he pauses to offer a spoken invitation: “Listen to the wind,” he says.

From New York Times