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plangentenUK
plan·gent P0350300 (plăn′jənt)adj.1. Loud and resounding: plangent bells.2. Expressing or suggesting sadness; plaintive: "From a doorway came the plangent sounds of a guitar" (Malcolm Lowry).
[Latin plangēns, plangent-, present participle of plangere, to strike, lament; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
plan′gen·cy n.plan′gent·ly adv.plangent (ˈplændʒənt) adj1. having a loud deep sound2. resonant and mournful in sound[C19: from Latin plangere to beat (esp the breast, in grief); see plain2] ˈplangency n ˈplangently advplan•gent (ˈplæn dʒənt)
adj. resounding loudly, esp. with a plaintive sound, as a bell. [1815–25; < Latin plangent-, s. of plangēns, present participle of plangere to beat, lament] plan′gen•cy, n. plan′gent•ly, adv. plangent - Describes the sound of the sea and its waves—reverberating and mournfully resonant.See also related terms for waves.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | plangent - loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" |
plangentadjective resonant, ringing, loud, resounding, reverberating, mournful, plaintive, sonorous, deep-toned, clangorous plangent Celtic musicplangentadjectiveHaving or producing a full, deep, or rich sound:mellow, orotund, resonant, resounding, ringing, rotund, round, sonorous, vibrant.Translations
plangentenUK
Related to plangent: complacentSynonyms for plangentadj resonantSynonyms- resonant
- ringing
- loud
- resounding
- reverberating
- mournful
- plaintive
- sonorous
- deep-toned
- clangorous
Synonyms for plangentadj having or producing a full, deep, or rich soundSynonyms- mellow
- orotund
- resonant
- resounding
- ringing
- rotund
- round
- sonorous
- vibrant
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