resonant

B2
US /ˈɹɛzənənt/
adj noun Freq #46196

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    characterized by resonance

    a resonant voice

  2. 2
    adj

    Resounding, echoing.

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

  3. 3
    adj

    serving to bring to mind

  4. 4
    adj

    Adjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.

  5. 5
    noun

    A sonorant vowel or consonant.

Etymology

Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · characterized by resonance resonating
2 adj · resounding, echoing. booming
3 adj · serving to bring to mind redolent
5 noun · a sonorant vowel or consonant. sonorant
More remugientsonorous
Word family
Derived forms antiresonantgyroresonantmultiresonantnonresonantpseudoresonantresonantlyunresonant

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