plangent

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Adjective plangent has 1 sense

plangent - loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"
Antonym: thin (indirect, via full)

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Plangent

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Resounding loudly with a mournful and sorrowful tone.

Sample sentence: The plangent cry of the seagulls filled the air as the storm approached.

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Expressing a sense of sadness or melancholy.

Sample sentence: The author's plangent words moved the audience to tears.

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Resonating with a loud and powerful sound.

Sample sentence: The plangent chords of the piano filled the concert hall.

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Having a loud and mournful sound, especially referring to the crashing of waves.

Sample sentence: They stood on the shoreline listening to the plangent waves crashing against the rocks.