plan·gent (pl n j nt)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 plang  ns, plangent-, present participle of plangere, to strike, lament; see pl k-2 in Indo-European roots.]plan gen·cy n.plan gent·ly adv. |
plangent [ˈplændʒənt]
adj
1. having a loud deep sound
2. resonant and mournful in sound
[from Latin plangere to beat (esp the breast, in grief); see plain2]
plangency n
plangently adv
plangent - Describes the sound of the sea and its waves—reverberating and mournfully resonant.
See also related terms for waves.
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| Adj. | 1. | plangent - loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority" full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" |
plangent
adjective resonant, ringing, loud, resounding, reverberating, mournful, plaintive, sonorous, deep-toned, clangorous plangent Celtic music
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