Dictionary entries for 'resonant'

Synonyms

res·o·nant (rĕźə-nənt)

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

adjective

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.
Producing or exhibiting resonance: resonant frequency excitation.
Resulting from or as if from resonance: resonant amplification.