resonant

Questions about resonant

What does resonant mean?

resonant means "characterized by resonance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in resonant?

resonant has 3 syllables: res-o-nant. The stress falls on "res". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛzənənt/.

What is another word for resonant?

Close synonyms include resonating, resounding, reverberating, reverberative, evocative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is resonant a common word?

resonant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.