plan ‧ gent /ˈplændʒənt/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] literary
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of plangere ; PLAINT ]
a plangent sound is loud and deep and sounds sad:
the plangent sound of the violin
—plangently adverb
—plangency noun [uncountable]