Plangency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈændʒənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈandʒənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈandʒənsi/

3 syllables Say it as /plˈændʒənsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sonorousness ringing reverberance sonority resonance vibrancy

Word Forms

plangent	adjective	loud and resounding
resonate	verb	sound with resonance
resonant	adjective	characterized by resonance
reverberant	adjective	having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected
reverberate	verb	ring or echo with sound
ring	verb	ring or echo with sound
sonorous	adjective	full and loud and deep
vibrate	verb	sound with resonance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Plangenz

den Charakter eines lauten, tiefen Tons haben; die Qualität der Resonanz

🇫🇷French

plangence

ayant le caractère d'un son fort et profond ; la qualité d'être résonnant

🇪🇸Spanish

plangencia

tener el carácter de un sonido fuerte y profundo; la cualidad de ser resonante

🇮🇹Italian

plangenza

avere il carattere di un suono forte e profondo; la qualità di essere risonante

🇳🇱Dutch

planning

het karakter hebben van een luid, diep geluid; de kwaliteit van resonantie

🇵🇹Portuguese

plangência

tendo o caráter de um som alto e profundo; qualidade do que é ressonante

🇷🇺Russian

протяжность

имеющий характер громкого глубокого звука; качество резонанса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्लेजेंसी

तेज़ गहरी ध्वनि का चरित्र होना; गुंजायमान होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিকল্পনা

একটি জোরে গভীর শব্দের চরিত্র থাকা; অনুরণিত হচ্ছে গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

தாவரம்

உரத்த ஆழமான ஒலியின் தன்மை கொண்டது; எதிரொலிக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లాంజెన్సీ

ఒక బిగ్గరగా లోతైన ధ్వని పాత్ర కలిగి; ప్రతిధ్వనించే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

योजनाबद्धता

मोठ्या खोल आवाजाचे पात्र असणे; अनुनाद असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

આયોજન

જોરથી ઊંડા અવાજનું પાત્ર હોવું; પ્રતિધ્વનિ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲಾಂಜನ್ಸಿ

ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಆಳವಾದ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸುವ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലാൻഗെൻസി

ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള ആഴത്തിലുള്ള ശബ്ദത്തിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം; അനുരണനത്തിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯੋਜਨਾਬੰਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਦਾ ਅੱਖਰ ਹੋਣਾ; ਗੂੰਜਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

منصوبہ بندی

ایک اونچی گہری آواز کا کردار ہونا؛ گونجنے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

计划性

具有声音响亮深沉的特点；共鸣的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

計画性

大きくて深い音の特徴を持つ。共鳴するという性質

🇰🇷Korean

계획

크고 깊은 소리의 특성을 가지고 있습니다. 공명하는 것의 질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính chất phẳng phiu

có đặc tính của âm thanh sâu, to; chất lượng của sự cộng hưởng

🇹🇭Thai

การวางแผน

มีลักษณะเป็นเสียงที่ดังทุ้มลึก คุณภาพของเสียงสะท้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepresidenan

mempunyai sifat suara dalam yang nyaring; kualitas resonansi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلانجنسي

وجود طابع الصوت العميق العالي؛ نوعية الرنانة

🇮🇷Persian

برنامه ریزی

داشتن شخصیت صدای بلند بلند؛ کیفیت رزونانس بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

planlılık

yüksek, derin bir ses karakterine sahip olmak; yankılanma kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פשטנות

בעל אופי של צליל עמוק חזק; האיכות של להיות תהודה

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The primary meaning of 'plangency' is 'having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant'.

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