plangency

ˈplændʒənsi

Definition

Definition of plangency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sound

Rare

quality of a loud deep sound

Rare

The plangency of the church bells was overwhelming.

clangor

resonance

sonority

emotion

Rare

state of being emotionally resonant

Rare

The plangency of her voice moved everyone to tears.

intensity

poignancy

resonance

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Origin of plangency

Latin, plangere (to strike)

Examples of plangency in a sentence

In the distance, the plangency of the siren could be heard.
The plangency of the music lingered in the air.
His poetry was filled with plangency and depth.

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French:sonorité profonde et retentissante, résonance émotionnelle, ...
German:tiefe Klangfülle, Emotionalität, ...
Italian:risonanza, risonanza emotiva, ...
Spanish:intensidad, resonancia emocional, ...
Portuguese:plangência, ressonância emocional, ...
Chinese:凄切回响, 情感共鸣, ...
Japanese:響き, 哀愁, ...
Arabic:رَنِين, وقع عاطفي, ...
Hebrew:מַהְדֵּד, עוֹצְמַת הָרֶגֶשׁ, ...
Russian:звонкость, трогательность, ...
Ukrainian:гучність, емоційна резонансність, ...
Hindi:गूंज, भावुकता, ...
Bengali:গম্ভীরতা, আবেগময়তা, ...
Catalan:ressonància, planyença, ...
Czech:hlasitost, dojímavost, ...
Danish:klang, ...
Dutch:klank, klankrijkheid, ...
Greek:ένταση, συναισθηματική απήχηση, ...
Hungarian:zengés, megrendítő hatás, ...
Khmer:គុណភាពសំឡេងខ្លាំងទាប និងកងរំពង, ភាពកងរំពងដែលប៉ះពាល់អារម្មណ៍, ...
Korean:울림, 애절함, ...
Persian:طنین, احساس طنین‌دار, ...
Polish:donośność, przejmujący ton, ...
Portuguese (BR):plangência, ressonância emocional, ...
Romanian:plângere, rezonanță emoțională, ...
Swedish:klangfyllnad, resonans, ...
Thai:เสียงกังวาน, ความสะเทือนอารมณ์, ...
Turkish:çınlama, duygusal yankı, ...
Vietnamese:âm vang, cộng hưởng cảm xúc, ...

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