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plangency

Meaning

A quality of sounding deeply and mournfully resonant, often with a clear, high-pitched tone.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The old bell's plangency echoed through the quiet town, a deep, sad sound that made everyone pause. It was a clear, high cry that hung in the air, full of a mournful feeling for something lost.

The old foghorn's mournful cry echoed across the gray water. Its deep, resonant sound, a plangency that spoke of lost ships and lonely nights, filled the small harbor. Each blast was a clear, high-pitched call that hung in the cold air.

The old bell, cracked and weathered, began its slow toll. Each sound hung in the air, a deep, sad echo that seemed to fill the empty space. There was a strange plangency to it, a clear, high note that held a profound sense of loss in its resonating tone.

The foghorn's deep, mournful moan made the little dog shake. Its plangency, a sad but clear sound, filled the tiny house. He whimpered, wishing the big boat would just whisper instead.

The lost kazoo’s plaintive cry, a sound of deep, mournful resonance and a clear, high-pitched wail, echoed through the broccoli forest. A lone, confused badger, wearing tiny galoshes, paused its hunt for sparkly pebbles, bewildered by the unexpected plangency.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The lone violin's notes hung in the quiet air, a sound of pure, aching loss. Its plangency filled the room, a high, clear cry that spoke of unbearable sorrow, echoing deep in your chest with every mournful swell.

The old lighthouse foghorn's alarm echoed across the churning, slate-grey sea. Its deep, mournful tone carried a profound plangency, a sound that spoke of isolation and endless waiting, a clear, high lament against the storm's roar.

The solitary drone, its engines sighing a deep, mournful song, broadcasted a plangency that echoed across the frozen plains. Each high, keening note seemed to carry the vast emptiness of the tundra, a sound of profound isolation settling over the desolate landscape.

The opera singer, bless her heart, attempted a high note that landed with the plangency of a startled goose. It was a deeply resonant, mournful sound, like a foghorn being tickled by a soprano. The audience, initially captivated, couldn't help but chuckle.

The mournful, resonant plangency of the dying kazoo echoed through the abandoned disco ball factory, a surprisingly clear, high-pitched lament for a forgotten era of glitter and questionable dance moves. Even the dust bunnies seemed to weep with a deep, mournful resonance.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The lone violin carried a deep, mournful resonance. Its clear, high-pitched tone filled the empty hall, each note a painful echo of what was lost. The plangency of the music brought tears to his eyes, a profound sorrow settling over him.

The foghorn’s deep, mournful cry echoed across the desolate expanse of slag heaps. Its plangency, a clear, resonant sound, spoke of unseen vessels lost in the perpetual twilight, a lament for those swallowed by the poisoned earth and acid rain.

The lone trumpeter's final note hung in the frigid air, its deep, mournful resonance a stark plangency against the silent, snow-laden expanse of the abandoned asteroid mining colony. It spoke of isolation and a long, silent goodbye, a clear, high-pitched echo of lives no longer present.

The lone bagpiper, a spectral figure atop the desolate moor, unleashed a mournful cry. His instrument’s profound plangency, a wailing lamentation, vibrated through the misty air. It was a sound so deeply resonant, so pathetically high-pitched, it could curdle milk and make sheep contemplate existential dread.

The dying kazoo, its once proud melody now a pathetic whimper, emitted a final, surprisingly deep plangency, like a tiny, winded opera singer lamenting a lost biscuit. This profound resonance, a clear, mournful note, echoed through the silent attic, disturbing a family of very judgmental dust bunnies.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The lone oboe's mournful call, a stark testament to the recent tragedy, echoed through the somber hall. Its plangency, a deep resonant ache with a clear, high edge, conveyed a profound sorrow that pierced every heart present, a sonic lament for all that was lost.

The mournful plangency of the klaxon echoed through the cavernous derelict, a resonant, high-pitched cry that spoke of dwindling atmospheric pressure and an imminent, inescapable collapse. Each blast amplified the gnawing dread, a stark reminder of their precarious isolation.

The lone cello began its lament, its deep, mournful resonance filling the empty hall. Each prolonged note carried a plangency that seemed to echo the forgotten sorrows of the ancient stones, a clear, high-pitched cry against the encroaching silence.

The dilapidated automaton, a veritable steampunk sarcophagus, wheezed its final mechanical pronouncements, a plangency so profound it seemed to echo the existential despair of a lost sock. Its gears, lamenting their decrepitude, produced a mournful, high-pitched whine, a dirge for its defunct diodes, leaving the onlookers in a state of abject, yet mirthful, commiseration.

The antique autoharp, discovered beneath a pile of petrified capybara pelts, emanated a surprisingly poignant plangency. Each errant pluck of its rusted strings conjured the spectral wails of a thousand disgruntled specters, their disembodied complaints echoing with a mournful, high-pitched resonance that made the taxidermied badger weep.

Difficulty

Challenging — Rare, high-register words for serious word lovers.

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