resonant

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹɛzənənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #46196

Meanings

1

adj
Of a sound, deep, full, and continuing to echo.

From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.
2

adj
Bringing strong feelings or memories to mind.

The poem's themes are still resonant with readers today.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · of a sound, deep, full, and... resonating booming

2 adj · bringing strong feelings or... redolent

More remugientsonorous

Word family

Derived forms antiresonantgyroresonantmultiresonantnonresonantpseudoresonantresonantlyunresonant

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Phrases (1)

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resonant circuit
an electrical circuit that responds especially strongly at a particular oscillation frequency

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Resonant entered English in the late 16th century. It belongs to a group of words connected with echoes and sounding that ultimately derives from Latin sonus, “sound.”

Etymology

Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.

resonāns Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# resonant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛzənənt/
**Frequency rank:** 46196

## Meanings
1. Of a sound, deep, full, and continuing to echo.
2. Bringing strong feelings or memories to mind.

## Examples
- From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.
- The poem's themes are still resonant with readers today.

## Synonyms
- remugient
- sonorous

## Derived Forms
- antiresonant
- gyroresonant
- multiresonant
- nonresonant
- pseudoresonant
- resonantly
- unresonant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: resonāns

## Etymology
Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.

## AI Etymology
Resonant is borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem. Modern senses include of a sound, deep, full, and continuing to echo. and bringing strong feelings or memories to mind.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antiresonant, gyroresonant, multiresonant, nonresonant, pseudoresonant, and resonantly.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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