plangent

Definitions


[ˈplan(d)ʒ(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone
(e.g: the plangent sound of a harpsichord)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin plangent- ‘lamenting’, from the verb plangere




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