plangentadj.

Brit.

/ˈplan(d)ʒ(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈplændʒ(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin plangent-, plangēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin plangent-, plangēns, present participle of plangere to strike noisily, beat the breast, lament aloud < a variant with nasal infix of the Indo-European base of ancient Greek πλήσσειν to strike (see plessimeter n.). Compare plain v.

1. Loud and resonant; reverberating; (also) that thrills or affects the emotions; mournful, plaintive-sounding.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles

plangent1666

dry1695

sticky1753

flat1755

spotty1798

touchy1809

definitive1815

edgy1825

painty1827

scratchy1827

unideal1838

tinglish1855

generalist1858

tinny1877

Christmas-cardy1883

tinty1883

surfacy1887

chocolate box1892

chocolate-boxy1894

Christmas card1895

juicy1897

candy box1898

pastose1901

busy1909

pompier1914

posterish1914

painterly1932

X-ray1940

illusional1942

all-over1948

figurative1960

hard-edge1961

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [adjective]

loudc897

shillOE

brightOE

shillinga1225

soundingc1374

ringingc1400

sonore?c1400

resoundingc1425

sonousc1429

resoundable?c1500

soundish1530

high-sounding1560

singing1565

resonant1572

trolling1581

rumbelow1582

sonorous1611

canorous1646

remugient1660

retentive1728

fullish1770

pealing1794

resonating1845

plangent1858

resonatory1880

timbrous1929

1666 W. Austin Ἐπιλοίμια Ἔπη: Anat. Pestilence 96 The Penitiential Psalms direct the way To sing our plangent dirg.

1777 W. Green tr. Horace Odes ii. xxv. 45 What flagrant lust of blood, and flame..Shall..in the ulcer'd liver fry Unquenched in plangent doom.

1800 W. S. Landor Poetry by Author of Gebir 41 Along the sands, and midst the rocks, arise Cries of dismay and cries of plangent pain.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iv. iii. 402 This rugged young King, with his plangent metallic voice.

1895 H. C. Beeching In a Garden & Other Poems 74 The boys below in the choir Sing plangent notes that drown My heart in tears of fire, But leave unvexed their own.

1952 K. Tynan Let. 22 Mar. (1994) iii. 185 Peggy Ash[croft] is shockingly plangent as the suicide girl.

1978 J. Wain Pardoner's Tale iv. 124 Downstairs, the softly plangent notes of Diana's guitar stopped, then began again.

2004 Central Daily Times (State College, Pa.) (Nexis) 12 Oct. 15 Even though his singing is freer and more forward than ever, its plangent timbre always carries at least a trace of pain.

2. spec. Of a wave, surf, etc.: making a beating, roaring, or crashing sound. Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > sound of waves

undisonant1592

plangent1822

1822 G. Darley Errors of Ecstasie 26 The mighty deep, Shaking the firm strand with its plangent waves.

1858 F. W. Farrar Eric xiii The mingled scream of weltering tempest and plangent wave.

1880 A. C. Swinburne Birthday Ode 256 With pulse of plangent water like a knell.

1908 Evening Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 22 June The plangent waves at their feet, the vast farness of blue ocean sweeping away petty thoughts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plangent
释义	plangentadj. Brit. /ˈplan(d)ʒ(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈplændʒ(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin plangent-, plangēns. Etymology: < classical Latin plangent-, plangēns, present participle of plangere to strike noisily, beat the breast, lament aloud < a variant with nasal infix of the Indo-European base of ancient Greek πλήσσειν to strike (see plessimeter n.). Compare plain v. 1. Loud and resonant; reverberating; (also) that thrills or affects the emotions; mournful, plaintive-sounding. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles plangent1666 dry1695 sticky1753 flat1755 spotty1798 touchy1809 definitive1815 edgy1825 painty1827 scratchy1827 unideal1838 tinglish1855 generalist1858 tinny1877 Christmas-cardy1883 tinty1883 surfacy1887 chocolate box1892 chocolate-boxy1894 Christmas card1895 juicy1897 candy box1898 pastose1901 busy1909 pompier1914 posterish1914 painterly1932 X-ray1940 illusional1942 all-over1948 figurative1960 hard-edge1961 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > [adjective] loudc897 shillOE brightOE shillinga1225 soundingc1374 ringingc1400 sonore?c1400 resoundingc1425 sonousc1429 resoundable?c1500 soundish1530 high-sounding1560 singing1565 resonant1572 trolling1581 rumbelow1582 sonorous1611 canorous1646 remugient1660 retentive1728 fullish1770 pealing1794 resonating1845 plangent1858 resonatory1880 timbrous1929 1666 W. Austin Ἐπιλοίμια Ἔπη: Anat. Pestilence 96 The Penitiential Psalms direct the way To sing our plangent dirg. 1777 W. Green tr. Horace Odes ii. xxv. 45 What flagrant lust of blood, and flame..Shall..in the ulcer'd liver fry Unquenched in plangent doom. 1800 W. S. Landor Poetry by Author of Gebir 41 Along the sands, and midst the rocks, arise Cries of dismay and cries of plangent pain. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. iv. iii. 402 This rugged young King, with his plangent metallic voice. 1895 H. C. Beeching In a Garden & Other Poems 74 The boys below in the choir Sing plangent notes that drown My heart in tears of fire, But leave unvexed their own. 1952 K. Tynan Let. 22 Mar. (1994) iii. 185 Peggy Ash[croft] is shockingly plangent as the suicide girl. 1978 J. Wain Pardoner's Tale iv. 124 Downstairs, the softly plangent notes of Diana's guitar stopped, then began again. 2004 Central Daily Times (State College, Pa.) (Nexis) 12 Oct. 15 Even though his singing is freer and more forward than ever, its plangent timbre always carries at least a trace of pain. 2. spec. Of a wave, surf, etc.: making a beating, roaring, or crashing sound. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > sound of waves undisonant1592 plangent1822 1822 G. Darley Errors of Ecstasie 26 The mighty deep, Shaking the firm strand with its plangent waves. 1858 F. W. Farrar Eric xiii The mingled scream of weltering tempest and plangent wave. 1880 A. C. Swinburne Birthday Ode 256 With pulse of plangent water like a knell. 1908 Evening Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 22 June The plangent waves at their feet, the vast farness of blue ocean sweeping away petty thoughts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1666
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