Producing a deep continuing sound or carrying strong emotional or intellectual significance.
Reach for it when describing something that continues to vibrate, literally or in memory
Her resonant account of migration stayed with the audience.
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everyday
echoing
Fits when sound continues through a space
Careful Echoing does not imply a rich tone.
everyday
Fits when strong impact matters more than mechanism
Careful Powerful is very broad.
warm
Fits when personal significance is the main point
Careful Meaningful lacks the vibration image.
professional
reverberant
Fits when acoustic persistence is technically relevant
Careful Reverberant can imply excessive echo.
formal
Fits when images or feelings are called to mind
Careful Evocative may not feel personally true.
literary
sonorous
Fits when full deep sound deserves praise
Careful Sonorous concerns sound only.
resonant voice
His resonant voice carried without amplification.
deeply resonant
The closing image was deeply resonant for returning residents.
resonant theme
A resonant theme of mutual care runs through the book.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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