plangency
/ˈplændʒənsi/
noun
- A loud, deep, and sad sound, like the sound of waves crashing or a bell tolling.
- The plangency of the cello in the final movement moved the audience to tears.
- There was a mournful plangency in the old sailor's song about the sea.
- The plangency of the funeral bells filled the church with sorrow.