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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Most important, though, Jody commands a supple and resonant voice, capable of conveying a wide range of emotions without sounding forced, and her theatrical flair ramps up the intensity even further. — David Whiteis, Chicago Reader, "Southern soul-blues queen Ms. Jody always respects herself in the morning," 5 June 2018 The 16 essays that knit together his profound and resonant collection are a nimble study in radical self-invention. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "12 Books You Must Read This Summer," 25 May 2018 What resulted was a subtle supplementation of the Virginia string band’s stately, resonant folk sound. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world," 4 May 2018 The strings of the second piano are strummed and plucked so as to produce weird waves of resonant sound suggestive of the netherworld. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago Fringe Opera's bare-bones staging of 'Great God Pan' brings more spills than chills," 15 Mar. 2018 One vector was social, friends of the Brodskys in Sun Valley, Idaho, and Seattle, where Kundig has designed daring, emotionally resonant houses for artists and writers and some of the country’s foremost collectors of modern and contemporary art. — Sarah Medford, WSJ, "Daniel and Estrellita Brodsky Dreamed of a Modern Home in a Pastoral Setting," 11 Dec. 2018 Curry’s extremely insightful wife asks Camille, and that line becomes more and more resonant later in the episode when Camille ends up at her second party of the night. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Sharp Objects Episode 6: Camille Is in Deep Trouble," 13 Aug. 2018 Because having a resonant, direct, clear sort of story is part of the experience. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Outlander Author Diana Gabaldon on Her Two Rules for Writing a Good Sex Scene," 24 Oct. 2018 There have been a lot of Lumines games since the series debut on PSP, but none are as resonant as the original. — Sam Byford, The Verge, "Tetsuya Mizuguchi on the creation of puzzle classic Lumines and its new remaster," 13 July 2018

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