"plangent" meaning in English

See plangent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈplænd͡ʒənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plangent.wav Forms: more plangent [comparative], most plangent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ændʒənt Etymology: From Latin plangēns, present participle of plangō (“I beat; I lament”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pel- (beat)}}, {{der|en|la|plangēns}} Latin plangēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} plangent (comparative more plangent, superlative most plangent)
  1. Having a loud, mournful sound. Translations (having a loud mournful sound): ечащ (ečašt) (Bulgarian), кънтящ (kǎntjašt) (Bulgarian), 淒厲 (Chinese Mandarin), 凄厉 (qīlì) (Chinese Mandarin), luidklagend (Dutch), huilend (Dutch), klaaglijk (Dutch), moikaava (Finnish), retentissant (French), klagend (German), risonante (Italian), fragoroso (Italian), lamentoso (Italian), sonoro (Italian), rumoroso (Italian), 哀調を帯びる (aichou wo obiru) (alt: あいちょうをおびる) (Japanese), 통탄(痛歎)하다 (tongtanhada) (Korean), 상차(傷嗟)하다 (sangchahada) (Korean), 호천통곡(呼天痛哭)하다 (hocheontonggokhada) (Korean), plangente (Portuguese), зауны́вный (zaunývnyj) [masculine] (Russian), plañidero (Spanish), quejumbroso (Spanish), triste (Spanish), consternado (Spanish), dånande (Swedish), brusande (Swedish), klagande (Swedish), genljudande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-plangent-en-adj-PMPtySVH Disambiguation of 'having a loud mournful sound': 98 2
  2. (rare) Beating, dashing, as waves. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-plangent-en-adj-Tc7YCQQG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: plangency, plangently
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaunývnyj",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зауны́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "word": "plañidero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "word": "quejumbroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "word": "triste"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "word": "consternado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "word": "dånande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "word": "brusande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "word": "klagande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a loud mournful sound",
      "word": "genljudande"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plangent"
}

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