Plangent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈplænd͡ʒənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Plangent is an adjective meaning Having a loud, mournful sound.
Meaning
Having a loud, mournful sound.
More Meanings
- (rare) Beating, dashing, as waves.
Example Sentences
[…] who then marched together into eternal glory in plangent ceremonies.
Since mid-day their plangent, disquieting cries had foretold its approach.
[S]how him a refined or powerful face, let him hear a plangent or a penetrating voice […] and his mind was instantaneously awakened.
What central sea with plume-plucked midnight strewn, Plangent to what enormous plenilune That lifts in silence, hinderless and stark?
Synonyms for plangent
Depending on context, synonyms include full.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include full, loud, plaintive, dirgeful, grave, lamentful.
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