resonant

adjective res·o·nant \ ˈre-zə-nənt , ˈrez-nənt \

|Updated on: 13 Aug 2018

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Definition of resonant

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

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resonant

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resonantly

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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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The film’s fictional story about a series of terrorist bombs set off in New York became even more resonant after 9/11.

— caryn james, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Notebook: The Prescient Political Films of 1998," 27 June 2018
So is Sanders’s Medicare-for-all bill, a cornerstone of his unexpectedly resonant 2016 presidential campaign.

— dylan scott, Vox, "The “pleasant ambiguity” of Medicare-for-all in 2018, explained," 2 July 2018
The European tariffs target politically resonant products, including 25 percent duties on Harley-Davidson Inc. motorcycles, Levi Strauss & Co. jeans and bourbon.

— Fortune, "Car Tariffs? Europe Is Ready to Retaliate," 23 June 2018
Down here, your thoughts become resonant and strange in your head.

— claire comstock-gay, The Cut, "Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of June 18," 18 June 2018
Hilton’s food is perfect to cap a delirious evening, but even more resonant as a (slightly) more sober midafternoon snack.

— chronicle staff, SFChronicle.com, "A guide to navigating a hassle-free Mission," 17 June 2018
So there’s something very resonant about putting this on 50 years later, when all of us can be out as gay men in the public eye and still have careers.

— New York Times, "Jim Parsons Takes a Break From Sheldon to Play Dad," 25 May 2018
Broder finds something both resonant and amusing in our cultural attraction to these kinds of ultra-romantic death wishes.

— julia felsenthal, Vogue, "In Melissa Broder’s The Pisces, a Darkly Erotic Love Story Between a Woman and a Merman," 1 May 2018
In a supporting role as Giacometti’s beleaguered wife, who endures her husband’s penchant for prostitutes, the great, undervalued French actress Sylvie Testud strikes the film’s most resonant note.

— peter rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Final Portrait' has stagey action," 23 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of resonant

1592

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, refrain, riff, segue

RESONANT Defined for English Language Learners

resonant

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Definition of resonant for English Language Learners

: producing a loud, clear, deep sound
: strongly affecting someone especially with a particular quality

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resonant

adjective res·o·nant \ ˈre-zə-nənt \

Definition of resonant for Students

: making a long loud, clear, and deep sound

a resonant voice

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resonantly

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resonant

adjective res·o·nant \ ˈrez-ᵊn-ənt, ˈrez-nənt \

medical Definition of resonant

1 : capable of inducing resonance

2 : relating to or exhibiting resonance

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