PLANGENT


Meaning of PLANGENT in English

[ 'plan(d)ʒ(ə)nt ]

■ adjective chiefly literary (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone.

Derivatives

plangency noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C19: from L. ~- , plangere 'to lament'.

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