Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word plangencies.
Examples
-
The Unicorn Trade sweating, he elbowed onward through crowds, amidst their babble and the plangencies of beggar musicians, underneath walls and galleries and lamp-flare, until he reached the home he wanted.
The Unicorn Trade Anderson, Poul and Karen 1984
jaime_d commented on the word plangencies
"Its plangencies cross philosophy at angles one might, with luck, trace." from "Apples and Pears" by Guy Davenport. Meant here, I think, similar to "reverberations"
January 19, 2010