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resonation

resonation

7.5
A quality that makes people feel connected or moved
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛzəˈneɪʃən/
translation icon : resonancia
  • The artist's work achieved a profound resonation, evoking strong emotions in those who viewed it.

Examples

  • Her speech created a lasting resonation that inspired the audience to take action.

  • And what we need is we need, we need that, that experience, we need to, to have that resonation between US and the concept.

  • Resonation is about making people feel good.

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  • So, now I have learned that in diversity we can still have unity, and it is forgiveness, compassion, resonation of a partner's feelings, and absolutely understanding that the other person thinks you are flawed but not the other partner. If not, the relationship might not have soured if you had not been a part of that sourness.

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  • The book's deep themes had a powerful sense of resonation with readers from various backgrounds.

Synonyms

deep resonance
vsresonation
7.2

A strong emotional effect that something like music or words has on people

is the general quality that makes something emotionally relevant to someone
sense of resonance
vsresonation
7.0

A strong feeling that something connects with your own life or feelings

is the quality that causes emotional response or relevance rather than just the feeling

Antonyms

irrelevance
10 5.3

Something not related to the main topic

insignificance
7 5.8

A state of not being important or having little effect

How Resonant

resonance
11 7.1
resonation
7.5
relevance
118 3.4

Surface Forms

resonation singular
resonations plural

Morphology

resonation = resonate (semi-transparent) = resonate + ation

The noun is formed from 'resonate' but the sense is a figurative extension (emotional relevance) rather than the literal acoustic process, so the connection is partially clear.

Etymology

Resonation comes from the Latin resonare (from re- 'again' + sonare 'to sound'), which means 'to sound again'. A helpful way to remember the emotional sense is to think of a song or story that 'sounds again' in your mind or heart and therefore 'resounds' with you, creating meaning or a strong feeling.