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Dictionary: res·o·nant   (rĕz'ə-nənt) pronunciation
adj.
    1. Strong and deep in tone; resounding: a resonant voice.
    2. Having a lasting presence or effect; enduring: "Cranmer compiled the first Book of Common Prayer, writing some of the most resonant phrases in the English tongue" (Allen D. Boyer).
    3. Strongly reminiscent; evocative: a monument that is resonant of the nation's past glory.
  1. Producing or exhibiting resonance: resonant frequency excitation.
  2. Resulting from or as if from resonance: resonant amplification.
n.
Linguistics. A sonorant.

[Latin resonāns, resonant-, present participle of resonāre, to resound. See resound.]

resonantly res'o·nant·ly adv.

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Antonyms: resonant
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adj

Definition: vibrant in sound
Antonyms: faint, quiet, weak


Veterinary Dictionary: resonant
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Giving an intense, rich sound on percussion; exhibiting resonance.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Echoing; Also: Full in sound.

pronunciation The singer possessed a deep and resonant voice.

Translations: Resonant
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - med resonans, rungende

Nederlands (Dutch)
klankvol, weerklinkend

Français (French)
adj. - sonore, résonant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hallend, mit viel Resonanz

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ηχηρός, αντηχητικός, αντηχών

Italiano (Italian)
risonante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ressonante

Русский (Russian)
звучный, резонирующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - resonante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - genljudande, klangfull, resonansrik

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
共鸣的, 洪亮的, 反响的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 共鳴的, 洪亮的, 反響的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반향하는, 공명의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 響く, 反響する, 共鳴する, 満ちた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رنان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהדהד, מלא, מצלצל‬


 
 
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