| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section III. Organic Matter | | 2. Sensation |
| (ii) Specific Sounds |
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| 408. Resonance. |
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| NOUN: | RESONANCE; ring &c. v.; ringing &c. v.; reflection or reflexion; clangor, bell-note, tintinnabulation, vibration, reverberation.
low -, base -, bass -, flat -, grave -, deep- note; bass; basso [It.], basso profondo [It.]; barytone or baritone, contralto; pedal point, organ point.
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| VERB: | RESOUND, reverberate, reëcho; ring, sound, jingle or gingle, chink, clink; tink, tinkle; chime; gurgle [See Faintness]; plash, guggle, echo, ring in the ear.
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| ADJECTIVE: | RESONANT, reverberant, resounding &c. v.; tinnient [obs.], tintinnabula or tintinnabulary; deep -toned, -sounding, -mouthed; hollow, sepulchral; gruff (harsh) [See Stridor].
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| QUOTATIONS: | - As when hollow rocks retain The sound of blustering winds.—Milton
- The tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells.—Poe
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