plangent

The definition of plangent is a loud or sad sound.

(adjective)

An example of something plangent is the sound of a string quartet at a funeral.

See plangent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: L plangens, prp. of plangere, to beat: see plaint

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See plangent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Loud and resounding: plangent bells.
Expressing or suggesting sadness; plaintive: “From a doorway came the plangent sounds of a guitar” (Malcolm Lowry).

Origin:

Origin: Latin plangēns, plangent-

Origin: , present participle of plangere, to strike, lament; see plāk-² in Indo-European roots

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