resonant
pronunciation
How to pronounce resonant in British English:
UK [ˈrezənənt]
How to pronounce resonant in American English:
US [ˈrɛzənənt]
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- Adjective:
- inducing resonance
- characterized by reverberation
Word Origin
- resonant
- resonant: see sound
- resonant (adj.)
- 1590s, from Latin resonantem (nominative resonans), present participle of resonare (see resonance).
Example
- 1. For anyone who looks to islam 's foundational texts as the ultimate arbiter of truth , these are resonant allusions .
- 2. As we sleep , our brains work through the day 's memories , focusing on the most emotionally resonant parts .
- 3. Yet there is a third force in politics , whose voice is less audible , but hardly less resonant : the far-right 's jean-marie le pen .
- 4. Second the information must be relayed to the individual not in the raw-data form in which it was captured but in a context that makes it emotionally resonant .
- 5. It dumped the soviet anthem and adopted a resonant tune by glinka , called simply " patriotic song " .