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resonant adjective [ ˈrɛz(ə)nənt ]

• (of sound) deep, clear, and continuing to sound or reverberate.
• "a full-throated and resonant guffaw"
Similar: deep, low, sonorous, full, full-bodied, vibrant, rich, clear, ringing, orotund, bass, baritone, basso, loud, carrying, booming, thunderous, thundering, plangent, pear-shaped, canorous,
Opposite: faint, thin, weak,
• (of a room, musical instrument, or hollow body) tending to reinforce or prolong sounds, especially by synchronous vibration.
• "the sound of these instruments, played in a resonant room, is unforgettable"
• relating to or bringing about resonance in a circuit, atom, or other object.
• "resonant absorption of radiation"
• (of a colour) enhancing or enriching another colour or colours by contrast.
• "the resonant reds, greens, and browns typical of Ribera's palette"
Origin: late 16th century: from French résonnant or Latin resonant- ‘resounding’, from the verb resonare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + sonare ‘to sound’.


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