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

Derived Forms

• ˈresonantly, adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of resonant¹

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

Example Sentences

"I was writing about six people trapped in a tin can. It felt like there was something resonant about that and our experience of lockdown, of not being able to escape each other and also not being able to get to other people."

From BBC

So in this circle-the-wagons context, it’s not surprising that we would see a resonant political ad depicting three Jewish women in a deli talking about prioritizing their safety.

From Slate

Thatcher just dropped “Pivot & Scrape,” a five-song debut EP of emotional balladry that showcases her deep, resonant voice and penchant for cathartic pop-rock arrangements.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

It is a world of cinematic quotation, in which “Women in Love” is juxtaposed with the gory action-comedy antics of “The Suicide Squad” and a sequence from Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” is reenacted for resonant kicks.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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