Plangent
adjective
Having a loud, deep sound that is sad or mournful.
The plangent sounds of the bells echoed throughout the empty streets.
Often appears as...
- plangent tones
- plangent bells
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
adjective
Having a loud, deep sound that is sad or mournful.
The plangent sounds of the bells echoed throughout the empty streets.
Often appears as...
- plangent tones
- plangent bells
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Literary
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Plangent often implies a deep emotional impact or a sense of melancholy.
Her voice had a plangent quality that moved the audience to tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Audiobook Use
It's frequently used in literature to describe sounds evoking sadness, useful for setting a scene.
In the audiobook, the narrator's plangent tone perfectly captured the sorrow of the scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Sounds
'Plangent' captures more than loudness; it suggests sounds that resonate emotionally.
The plangent wail of the violin stirred up a haunting atmosphere.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Plangent often implies a deep emotional impact or a sense of melancholy.
Her voice had a plangent quality that moved the audience to tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Audiobook Use
It's frequently used in literature to describe sounds evoking sadness, useful for setting a scene.
In the audiobook, the narrator's plangent tone perfectly captured the sorrow of the scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Sounds
'Plangent' captures more than loudness; it suggests sounds that resonate emotionally.
The plangent wail of the violin stirred up a haunting atmosphere.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Plangent often implies a deep emotional impact or a sense of melancholy.
Her voice had a plangent quality that moved the audience to tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Audiobook Use
It's frequently used in literature to describe sounds evoking sadness, useful for setting a scene.
In the audiobook, the narrator's plangent tone perfectly captured the sorrow of the scene.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Sounds
'Plangent' captures more than loudness; it suggests sounds that resonate emotionally.
The plangent wail of the violin stirred up a haunting atmosphere.
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Quote examples
Will Self
English Author
In my view, the plangent artificiality of a lot of creative work results from the fact that the people who write novels, direct films and put on plays tend to read too many novels, watch too many films and go to too many plays.
Quote examples
Will Self
English Author
In my view, the plangent artificiality of a lot of creative work results from the fact that the people who write novels, direct films and put on plays tend to read too many novels, watch too many films and go to too many plays.
Example 1 of 1
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