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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of resonant¹

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

Example Sentences

Plus, the couple’s ideas about sustainability — preserving natural landscapes and integrating them into their designs, rather than razing or altering them — have never been more resonant.

From Los Angeles Times

“Aesthetic reform is welcome,” Peck said, “but it must be followed by deeper, more resonant political storytelling — specifically, strong moral narratives that clearly identify villains and articulate the root causes of working-class oppression.”

From Salon

After meeting with the women in L.A., he realized the underlying story about the women that solved the case was more resonant than the crime itself.

From Los Angeles Times

Speculative technophobic horror has been replaced by a disturbance more bleakly resonant: how things are now.

From Los Angeles Times

“Running Wild,” however, begins with a beautifully low resonant tone that Jin has been able to explore more on his solo efforts.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• sonorous 
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