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plangent

adjective plan·gent \-jənt\

of a sound : loud, deep, and often sad

Full Definition of PLANGENT

1
:  having a loud reverberating sound <a plangent roar>
2
:  having an expressive and especially plaintive quality <plangent lyrics>
— plan·gent·ly adverb
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Origin of PLANGENT

Latin plangent-, plangens, present participle of plangere to strike, lament — more at plaint
First Known Use: 1666

Related to PLANGENT

Synonyms
aching, agonized, anguished, bemoaning, bewailing, bitter, deploring, doleful, dolesome, dolorous, funeral, grieving, heartbroken, lamentable, lugubrious, plaintive, mournful, regretful, rueful, sorrowful, sorry, wailing, weeping, woeful
Antonyms
gentle, low, soft

Rhymes with PLANGENT

tangent

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