Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resonant

/ˈɹɛzənənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: res-o-nant
IPA: /ˈɹɛzənənt/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resounding, echoing.

adj

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

noun

A sonorant vowel or consonant.

noun

A sonorant vowel or consonant.

Example Sentences

"From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell."
"strike 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."

Etymology

Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: resonāns

Inflected Forms

more resonant (comparative) most resonant (superlative) resonants (plural)

Derived Forms

antiresonant gyroresonant multiresonant nonresonant pseudoresonant resonantly unresonant

Phrases

microwave resonant cavity thruster

Synonyms

sonorant booming remugient evocative redolent remindful reminiscent resonating resounding reverberating reverberative

Questions

How do you pronounce resonant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛzənənt/.
What does resonant mean?: Resounding, echoing.
Where does resonant come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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