plangent (Meaning)
plangent (s)
loud and resounding
plangent (a.)
Beating; dashing, as a wave.
Synonyms & Antonyms of plangent
Synonyms:
- crying
- morbid
- lugubrious
- tearful
- doleful
- lamentable
- dolorous
- elegiac
- anguished
- somber
- funereal
- aching
- sad
- grieving
- agonized
- melancholy
- sorrowful
- woeful
- depressed
- dark
- regretful
- unhappy
- bleak
- rueful
- sorry
Antonyms:
- rapturous
- laughing
- blissful
- joyous
- exulting
- lighthearted
- rhapsodic
- rapturous
- jolly
- buoyant
- optimistic
- merry
- merry
- lighthearted
- rejoicing
- blithe
- mirthful
- joyous
- laughing
- mirthful
- optimistic
- exulting
- hopeful
- glorying
- rhapsodic
- glorying
- blithe
- rejoicing
- jolly
- encouraging
- blissful
- encouraging
- hopeful
- buoyant
Synonyms:
- glum
- sombre
- dismal
- black
- dejected
- inconsolable
- saturnine
- moody
- keening
- morose
- groaning
- elegiacal
- pathetic
- dispirited
- deploring
- sullen
- cheerless
- low-spirited
- careworn
- despondent
- miserable
- bawling
- dreary
- bewailing
- pessimistic
- joyless
- comfortless
- gloomy
- downhearted
- desolate
- grey
- brokenhearted
- woebegone
- heartsore
- crestfallen
- howling
- forlorn
- dirgelike
- gray
- wretched
- low
- darkening
- bleeding
- triste
- suffering
- downcast
- piteous
- bemoaning
- dolesome
- heartsick
- disconsolate
- moaning
Antonyms:
plangent Sentence Examples
- The plangent strains of the violin reverberated through the concert hall, evoking a sense of profound longing.
- The mournful cry of the mourning dove filled the air with a plangent call.
- The plangent sound of a lone bell tolled through the desolate wasteland.
- The wind howled through the trees, creating a plangent symphony of sorrow.
- The child's voice carried a plangent yearning that tugged at the heartstrings.
- The waves crashed against the shore with a plangent roar that seemed to carry the weight of ages.
- The plangent melody of the Celtic folk song filled the air with an ethereal melancholy.
- The plangent tones of the Gregorian chant resonated deeply within the ancient cathedral.
- The plangent wail of a starving animal pierced the night, a desperate plea for sustenance.
- The plangent sound of the harmonica filled the streets, evoking bittersweet memories of days gone by.
FAQs About the word plangent
loud and resoundingBeating; dashing, as a wave.
mournful, wailing, funeral, bitter, heartbroken, plaintive, weeping, crying, morbid, lugubrious
delighted,triumphant, cheerful, cheerful, happy, happy, smiling, delighted, smiling, triumphant
The plangent strains of the violin reverberated through the concert hall, evoking a sense of profound longing.
The mournful cry of the mourning dove filled the air with a plangent call.
The plangent sound of a lone bell tolled through the desolate wasteland.
The wind howled through the trees, creating a plangent symphony of sorrow.