plangent

 
Pronunciation: /ˈplan(d)ʒ(ə)nt/

adjective

chiefly literary
  • (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone: the plangent sound of a harpsichord

Derivatives

plangency

noun

plangently

adverb

Origin:

early 19th century: from Latin plangent- 'lamenting', from the verb plangere