resonant

Meaning

Adj

1. Resounding, echoing.
2. Adjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.

Noun

1. A sonorant vowel or consonant.
2. (Indo-European-studies) A sonorant vowel or consonant.

Synonyms

resounding

sonorous

reverberating

clear

resonating

reverberative

soniferous

echoing

sounding

redolent

rolling

loud

vibrant

evocative

remindful

reminiscent

reverberant

reechoing

bright

clangorous

orotund

resonator

ringing

sonant

tympanic

full-sounding

brassy

Translations

resonante

ressonante

résonnant

sonore

risonante

resonant

résonant

sonoro

vibrante

ressonant

résonnat

ηχηρός

nachhallend

mitschwingend

αντηχητικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛzənənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonāre (“to resound”).