plangent

[ plan-juhnt ]

/ ˈplæn dʒənt /

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adjective

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

Origin of plangent

1815–25; <Latin plangent- (stem of plangēns), present participle of plangere to beat, lament. See plain², -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM plangent

plan·gen·cy, nounplan·gent·ly, adverb

Words nearby plangent

planet-struck, planet wheel, planet X, planet Zog, planform, plangent, planh, plani-, planiform, planify, planigraph

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Example sentences from the Web for plangent

The plangent power and deep earnestness of the words were even more applicable now than then.
When It Was Dark|Guy Thorne
But I am not plangent—one must take the thick with the thin—and I have such possibilities of another and better sort before me.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I)|Henry James
The plangent roar of the city was painful to his ears, which had always been attuned to the deep silences of forest and lake.
Lad: A Dog|Albert Payson Terhune
From his stivy cellar he issues forth into the plashing, plangent currents of city life.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani

It seemed as large as the shell of a cathedral, and for organ there was the plangent, echoing sound of sea waves.
The Air Pirate|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for plangent

plangent

/ (ˈplændʒənt) /

adjective

having a loud deep sound

resonant and mournful in sound

Derived forms of plangent

plangency, nounplangently, adverb

Word Origin for plangent

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

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单词	plangent
释义	plangent [ plan-juhnt ] / ˈplæn dʒənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plangent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell. Origin of plangent 1815–25; <Latin plangent- (stem of plangēns), present participle of plangere to beat, lament. See plain², -ent OTHER WORDS FROM plangent plan·gen·cy, nounplan·gent·ly, adverb Words nearby plangent planet-struck, planet wheel, planet X, planet Zog, planform, plangent, planh, plani-, planiform, planify, planigraph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plangent The plangent power and deep earnestness of the words were even more applicable now than then. When It Was Dark\|Guy Thorne But I am not plangent—one must take the thick with the thin—and I have such possibilities of another and better sort before me. The Letters of Henry James (volume I)\|Henry James The plangent roar of the city was painful to his ears, which had always been attuned to the deep silences of forest and lake. Lad: A Dog\|Albert Payson Terhune From his stivy cellar he issues forth into the plashing, plangent currents of city life. The Book of Khalid\|Ameen Rihani It seemed as large as the shell of a cathedral, and for organ there was the plangent, echoing sound of sea waves. The Air Pirate\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull British Dictionary definitions for plangent plangent / (ˈplændʒənt) / adjective having a loud deep sound resonant and mournful in sound Derived forms of plangent plangency, nounplangently, adverb Word Origin for plangent C19: from Latin plangere to beat (esp the breast, in grief); see plain ² 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 Words related to plangent beating, booming, consonant, deep, earsplitting, full, heightened, loud, mellow, noisy, orotund, powerful, profound, resounding, rich, ringing, roaring, rotund, round, sonorous
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plangent

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for plangent

adjective

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