clangor

¹clan·gor

noun \ˈklaŋ-ər also -gər\

Definition of CLANGOR

: a resounding clang or medley of clangs <the clangor of hammers>

— clan·gor·ous \-(g)ə-rəs\ adjective

— clan·gor·ous·ly adverb

Examples of CLANGOR

1. <the clangor of pots and pans coming from the kitchen as the cooks threw together an impromptu meal>
2. <the clangor of a battle in the Middle Ages, as steel hit against steel a thousand times>

Origin of CLANGOR

Latin clangor, from clangere

First Known Use: 1593

Related to CLANGOR

Synonyms: babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, bruit [archaic], cacophony, chatter, clamor, noise, decibel(s), din, discordance, katzenjammer, racket, rattle, roar

Antonyms: quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

Related Words: discord, dissonance; commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar; clatter, jangle; bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, lull; quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

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