resonant

adjective

res·o·nant | \ ˈre-zə-nənt

, ˈrez-nənt\

Definition of resonant

1 : continuing to sound : echoing

2a : capable of inducing resonance

b : relating to or exhibiting resonance

3a : intensified and enriched by or as if by resonance a resonant voice

b : marked by grandiloquence

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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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For this year’s exhibition of BCA studio artists, curator Jameson Johnson invited participants to create site-specific installations using resonant objects from their practices or their lives. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world," 16 Aug. 2019 Under the guidance of an instructor and to the frequencies of certain musical instruments, such as quartz crystal singing bowls keyed harmonically to the body, sound bathers enter a meditative state of deep relaxation and resonant awareness. — Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic, "Seeking silence on a California road trip," 6 Aug. 2019 The issue is especially resonant in Germany, given its Nazi past. — NBC News, "Right-wing extremism is a growing worry in Germany after series of attacks," 18 July 2019 Rooklidge, who grew up in Laguna Beach, says Baldessari’s use of images is particularly resonant now, with the prevalance of Instagram, Facebook and other social media. — Richard Chang, latimes.com, "New Laguna Art Museum exhibits include John Baldessari lithographs, Gwyn Murrill’s animal sculptures and prints by Mexican American artists," 20 June 2019 The resonant violin leads with melodic certainty and provides creative counterpoint. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Chamber music concert to present ensemble with a ‘kaleidoscope’ of Eastern European music," 19 July 2019 His voice is a rich alto rather than a vertiginous soprano, with a resonant warmth and an absence of shrillness. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "A Millennial Countertenor’s Pop-Star Appeal," 15 July 2019 YouTuber Dianna Cowern, also known as Physics Girl, shows how resonant frequency works and can be used to shatter crystal wine glasses. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "Wait, Did Mariah Carey Really Remove a Bottle Cap With Just Her Voice?," 11 July 2019 Over time, resonant interactions with the sun would have pulled the rotation axis of Earth more upright to its present-day 23-degree tilt. — Simon J. Lock, Scientific American, "When Earth and the Moon Were One," 2 July 2019

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