/ ˈplændʒənt; NAmE / adjective
1.
( formal ) ( of sounds ) loud, with a strong beat
2.
( literary ) ( of sounds or images ) expressing sadness
SYN plaintive :
the plangent sound of the harpsichord
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Latin plangent- lamenting, from the verb plangere .