resounding means having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant. It carries an Arena rating of 1722, earned across 8 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, resounding ranks #1,985 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #2,187 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #3,461 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #4,376 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
resounding is pronounced /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/.
Why “resounding” is a great word
Having a deep, rich, and reverberating sound, or, by extension, emphatic and unmistakable. From the present participle of the verb 'resound', itself from Middle English, with roots in Old French 'resoner' and Latin 'resonare' ("to sound again, echo"), from 're-' ("again") + 'sonare' ("to sound"), first attested in the late 14th century. Unlike "echoing," which describes a faint, literal copy of a noise, or "emphatic," which denotes only a forceful definiteness of expression, resounding carries the full, original vibration within its very force. It is the profound, lingering note of a great bell in a clear air, the unanimous and thunderous applause that follows a definitive performance, or the unmistakable silence that answers a foolish question—the sound of truth, leaving no room for a reply.
Etymology
From resound + -ing.
adj
- Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
- That causes reverberation.e.g.“He suddenly gave her a resounding kiss, which embarrassed me even more than his violence had done.” — 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- Emphatic, noteworthy.e.g.“We had a resounding win against the rival team.”
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