resonant
adjective
res·o·nant
ˈre-zə-nənt 
ˈrez-nənt
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
resonant
noun
resonantly
adverb
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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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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Somebody Somewhere has a history of turning musical performances into emotionally resonant scenes.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Mom is a funny and emotionally resonant horror-comedy that takes inspiration from Eating Raoul and Brian Yuzna’s Society to create a genuinely subversive werewolf picture.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Those sense memories, particularly for Gen Z and Millennials, bring you back to this wonderful time in childhood where these stories were so resonant, so important.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
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resonant
adjective
res·o·nant
ˈrez-ᵊn-ənt
ˈrez-nənt
1
: continuing to sound
2
: of, relating to, or showing resonance
3
: strengthened and enriched by resonance
resonantly
adverb
Medical Definition
resonant
adjective
res·o·nant
ˈrez-ᵊn-ənt, ˈrez-nənt
1
: capable of inducing resonance
2
: relating to or exhibiting resonance
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