Question 1 · Quick check
resonant
CEFRB2
/ˈɹɛzənənt/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Having a deep, clear sound or strong effect.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailA sonorant vowel or consonant.
Examples
Our group played guitars while the others randomly hit resonant objects.
From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsAdjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.
Resounding, echoing.
noun
Extra meaningAny of the Proto-Indo-European consonants *l, *m, *n, *r, *w (*u̯), and *y (*i̯) or its descendants in an Indo-European language, capable of syllabic pronunciation in the zero grade and represented by the cover symbol ⟨R⟩ in structural notation.
More examples
In contextstrike a resonant note
“Cheops gave us this resonant configuration that allowed us to predict all the other periods. Without that detection from Cheops, it would have been impossible,” Luque said.
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Origin
adjective
Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.