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Plangent

Definition

(literary/formal) Having a mournful or plaintive sound; typically used to describe a musical instrument or a person's voice that evokes a sense of sadness or longing. Often collocates with 'note', 'tone', 'sound', or 'voice'.

Example Sentences

1The plangent notes of the cello seemed to echo the sorrow in her heart.
2Is it the plangent tone of the poet's voice that lends such pathos to the reading of their work?
3The plangent sound of the wind chimes outside her window was a constant reminder of her isolation.
4Avoid using overly plangent language in your eulogy; it may come across as insincere or melodramatic.
5There is something profoundly plangent about the final scene of the opera, where the heroine's lament is accompanied by a solo violin.

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