resonant
Resounding, echoingResounding, echoing.
» Our group played guitars while the others randomly hit resonant objects.
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2 sensesResounding, echoing.
From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.
strike a resonant note
Adjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.
- characterized by resonance
- serving to bring to mind
Examples
3 sentencesOur group played guitars while the others randomly hit resonant objects.
Tom's deep voice is so resonant and mellifluous that I could spend hours listening to him read aloud from the phone book.
deToms tiefe Stimme ist so resonant und wohlklingend, dass ich ihm stundenlang zuhören könnte, selbst wenn er aus dem Telefonbuch vorläse. — brauchinet
And then suddenly, in the very dead of the night, there came a sound to my ears, clear, resonant, and unmistakable.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.
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Forms
more resonant, most resonant| Comparative | more resonant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most resonant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- characterized by resonance:resonatingresoundingreverberatingreverberative
- serving to bring to mind:evocativeredolentremindfulreminiscent
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form