Definition of RESONANT

resonant

Plural: resonants

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by resonance
    • "a resonant voice"
  • serving to bring to mind; - Wilder Hobson

Adj

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

Noun

  • A sound that is deep, clear, and continuing to ring.
  • A sonorant vowel or consonant.

Examples

  • From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.
  • strike a resonant note
  • The resonant feeling of victory echoed through the room after his winning Scrabble play.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 8

resonant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
resonant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resonant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

resonant: valid Words With Friends Word