resounding
resounding Lexical Profile
resounding Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Unmistakable, emphatic, and complete, leaving no doubt as to the outcome or quality.
"The charity concert was a resounding success, raising twice the expected amount for the local hospital."
Producing a loud, deep, or rich sound that echoes or reverberates throughout a space.
"The conductor took a bow to the resounding applause of the packed symphony hall."
Word Nuance & Usage
In its figurative sense meaning 'unmistakable or emphatic,' 'resounding' is used almost exclusively in attributive position before a noun (e.g., 'a resounding success' rather than 'the success was resounding').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English as the present participle of 'resound,' which comes from Old French 'resoner' and Latin 'resonare' ('to sound again' or 'echo'), combining 're-' (back, again) and 'sonare' (to sound).