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   res·o·nant

   /ˈrezənənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of sound) deep, clear, and continuing to sound or ring: "a full-throated and resonant guffaw" Similar deeplowsonorousfullfull-bodiedvibrantrichclearringingorotundbassbaritonebassoloudcarryingboomingthunderousthunderingplangentrare:pear-shapedcanorousOpposite faintthinweak
   • ▪ (of a place) filled or resounding with (a sound): "alpine valleys resonant with the sound of church bells" Similar reverberatingringingresoundingechoingfilledvibratingpulsating
   • ▪ having the ability to evoke or suggest enduring images, memories, or emotions: "the prints are resonant with traditions of Russian folk art and story" Similar evocativesuggestiveexpressiveredolentmovingpoignanthaunting
   • 2. (of a room, musical instrument, or hollow body) tending to reinforce or prolong sounds, especially by synchronous vibration: "the sound of these instruments, played in a resonant room, is unforgettable"
   • 3. relating to or bringing about resonance in a circuit, atom, or other object: technical "resonant absorption of radiation"
   • 4. (of a color) enhancing or enriching another color or colors by contrast: "the resonant reds, greens, and browns typical of Ribera's palette"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French résonnant or Latin resonant- ‘resounding’, from the verb resonare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + sonare ‘to sound’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. resonantly adverb

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