Meaning & use

Resonant

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Producing a deep, full, reverberating sound, or evoking strong images, memories, or emotions.

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His resonant baritone voice filled the concert hall without a microphone.

The speech's message about hope proved resonant with the struggling community.

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In physics, 'resonant' describes a system vibrating at its natural frequency when driven by an external force of the same frequency.

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