resonant
adjective
res·o·nant
ˈre-zə-nənt 
ˈrez-nənt
1
: continuing to sound : echoing
2
a
: capable of inducing resonance
b
: relating to or exhibiting resonance
3
a
: intensified and enriched by or as if by resonance
a resonant voice
b
: marked by grandiloquence
resonant
noun
resonantly
adverb
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Examples of resonant in a Sentence
the resonant tones of the piano
He has a deep, resonant voice.
His words were resonant with meaning.
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With her soaring vocals weaving around the bandura’s skein of resonant lines Krut evokes the seasonal cycle in her folkloric repertoire.
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Rowan worked with Ellis to add lyrics to the resonant, lilting instrumentation, meshing strikingly well with Rowan’s haunting voice.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
Perez says there were many resonant elements in Season 55, but the ones that stood out to him were those that felt the most authentic.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025
Assad's fall is a globally resonant message that such despotic regimes cannot endure indefinitely.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Rowan worked with Ellis to add lyrics to the resonant, lilting instrumentation, meshing strikingly well with Rowan’s haunting voice.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
Perez says there were many resonant elements in Season 55, but the ones that stood out to him were those that felt the most authentic.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025
Assad's fall is a globally resonant message that such despotic regimes cannot endure indefinitely.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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resonant
adjective
res·o·nant
ˈrez-ᵊn-ənt
ˈrez-nənt
1
: continuing to sound
2
: of, relating to, or showing resonance
3
: strengthened and enriched by resonance
resonantly
adverb
Medical Definition
resonant
adjective
res·o·nant
ˈrez-ᵊn-ənt, ˈrez-nənt
1
: capable of inducing resonance
2
: relating to or exhibiting resonance
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