Tintinnabulation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˌɪntɪnˌæbjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tˌɪntɪnˌabjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˌɪntɪnˌabjʊlˈeɪʃən/

6 syllables Say it as /tˌɪntɪnˌæbjʊlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the distinctive ring of the church bell
the ringing of the telephone
the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ring ringing

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe “the distinctive ring of the church bell”

Word Forms

ring	verb	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
tintinnabulate	verb	ring or sound like a small bell

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

tintinnabulement

le son d'une cloche qui sonne ; ; ; --E. A. Poé

🇪🇸Spanish

tintinabulación

el sonido de una campana sonando; ; ; --MI. A. Poe

🇮🇹Italian

tintinnabolazione

il suono di una campana che suona; ; ; --E. A.Poe

🇳🇱Dutch

tintinnabulatie

het geluid van een rinkelende bel; ; ; --E. A. Poe

🇵🇹Portuguese

tintinabulação

o som de uma campainha tocando; ; ; --E. A.Poe

🇷🇺Russian

тинтиннабуляция

звук колокольного звона; ; ; --Э. А. По

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घंटे की खनखनाहट

घंटी बजने की आवाज़; ; ; --ई. ए. पो

🇧🇩Bengali

টিনটিনাবুলেশন

একটি ঘণ্টা বাজানোর শব্দ; ; ; --ই. উঃ পো

🇮🇳Tamil

டின்டினாபுலேஷன்

மணி அடிக்கும் சத்தம்; ; ; --இ. ஏ. போ

🇮🇳Telugu

టింటిన్నాబులేషన్

గంట మోగిన శబ్దం; ; ; --ఇ. ఎ. పో

🇮🇳Marathi

टिनटिनाब्युलेशन

घंटा वाजण्याचा आवाज; ; ; --ई. A. पो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટિન્ટિનાબ્યુલેશન

ઘંટ વગાડવાનો અવાજ; ; ; --ઇ. A. પૂ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಂಟಿನ್ನಾಬ್ಯುಲೇಷನ್

ಗಂಟೆಯ ಶಬ್ದ; ; ; --ಇ. ಎ. ಪೊ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടിന്നിനാബുലേഷൻ

മണി മുഴങ്ങുന്ന ശബ്ദം; ; ; --ഇ. എ. പോ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丁丁纳比

铃声响起； ; ; ——E。 A·坡

🇯🇵Japanese

ティントナブレーション

鐘が鳴る音。 ; ; --E. A.ポー

🇰🇷Korean

색소침착

벨이 울리는 소리; ; ; --이자형. A. 포

🇹🇭Thai

การย้อมสี

เสียงระฆังดัง; ; ; --อี. อ.โป

🇮🇩Indonesian

gemerincing

suara bel berbunyi; ; ; --E. A.Poe

🇵🇭Filipino

tintinnabulasyon

ang tunog ng tugtog ng kampana; ; ; --E. A. Poe

🇲🇾Malay

tintinnabulasi

bunyi loceng berbunyi; ; ; --E. A. Poe

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرنين

صوت رنين الجرس. ; ; --ه. أ. بو

🇮🇷Persian

قلع زنی

صدای زنگ؛ ; ; --E. A. Poe

🇹🇷Turkish

çan sesi

zil sesi; ; ; --E. A.Poe

🇮🇱Hebrew

טינטינבולציה

קול צלצול פעמון; ; ; --ה. א.פו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tintinnabulation'?

The primary meaning of 'tintinnabulation' is 'the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe'.

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Using 'tintinnabulation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tintinnabulation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tintinnabulation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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