Word of the Day: PLANGENT
Loud in lamenting
plangent (adj) - loud and reverberating; melancholy or plaintive [plan-juhnt]
BREAKDOWN: PLANG- (to strike or hit) + -ENT (state of)
plangency is resonance or fullness of sound
See also: apoplectic
“In my view, the plangent artificiality of a lot of creative work results from the fact that the people who write novels, direct films and put on plays tend to read too many novels, watch too many films and go to too many plays.” —Will Self
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