Plangent Definition

plănjənt
adjective
Beating with a loud or deep sound, as breaking waves, etc.
Webster's New World
Loud or resonant, and, often, mournful-sounding.
Webster's New World
Expressing or suggesting sadness; plaintive.
American Heritage

Having a loud, mournful sound.

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Origin of Plangent

  • Latin plangēns plangent- present participle of plangere to strike, lament plāk-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin plangens, present participle of plango (“to beat").

    From Wiktionary

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