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Synonyms
plan·gent (plăńjənt)

[Latin plangēns, plangent- present participle of plangere, to strike, lament.]

adjective 

  1. Loud and resounding: plangent bells.
  2. Expressing or suggesting sadness; plaintive: “From a doorway came the plangent sounds of a guitar” (Malcolm Lowry)

derivatives

plańgen·cy
noun
plańgent·ly
adverb