Resonant
/ˈɹɛzənənt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sonorant vowel or consonant.
- 2 A sonorant vowel or consonant.; Any of the Proto-Indo-European consonants *l, *m, *n, *r, *w (*u̯), and *y (*i̯) or its descendants in an Indo-European language, capable of syllabic pronunciation in the zero grade and represented by the cover symbol ⟨R⟩ in structural notation. Indo-European-studies
Adjective
- 1 Resounding, echoing.
"From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell."
- 2 Adjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.
Adjective
- 1 serving to bring to mind wordnet
- 2 characterized by resonance wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom's deep voice is so resonant and mellifluous that I could spend hours listening to him read aloud from the phone book."
Etymology
Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonāre (“to resound”).