■ adjective
1》 (of sound) deep, clear, and continuing to sound or ring.
↘(of a room, musical instrument, or hollow body) tending to reinforce or prolong sounds, especially by synchronous vibration.
↘( ~ with ) filled or resounding with (a sound).
2》 having the ability to evoke enduring images, memories, or emotions.
3》 (of a colour) enhancing another or others by contrast.
4》 technical relating to or bringing about resonance in a circuit, atom, or other object.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as resonance ): from Fr. résonnant or L. ~- , resonare , from re- (expressing intensive force) + sonare 'to sound'.