Definition
To have a deep, echoing effect that creates strong feelings or connections; to ring true or strike a chord with someone.
Etymology
From Latin 'resonare' (to sound again), combining 're-' (again) and 'sonare' (to sound). Originally it was a purely physical term for sound, but by the 1800s it acquired the metaphorical meaning of emotional or intellectual impact.
Kelly Says
The word 'resonates' is metaphorically brilliant—it compares emotional truth to physical vibration, suggesting that when something 'resonates,' it activates something that was already vibrating inside us. Marketing and politics rely on this: finding messages that 'resonate' with audiences means finding truths or emotions they already partially believe in.
Translations
ARالعربية
يتردد
yit-ta-h-d
BNবাংলা
ধ্বনি প্রতিধ্বনি
dho-ni prati-dhvani
CSČeština
rezonuje
re-zo-nu-je
DADansk
resonerer
re-so-ne-rer
DEDeutsch
schwingt mit
shv-ing-t mit
ELΕλληνικά
αντανακλάται
an-ta-na-kla-tai
ESEspañol
re-sonancia
re-so-nan-thee-a
FISuomi
värähtelee
va-ra-hte-lee
FRFrançais
résonne
re-sonn
HEעברית
מתקשר
me-ti-kasher
HIहिन्दी
ध्वनि का प्रतिक्रिया
dhwani ka prati-kriya
HUMagyar
rezonál
re-zo-nal
IDBahasa Indonesia
bergema
ber-ge-ma
ITItaliano
risuona
ri-so-na
KO한국어
공명하다
gong-myeong-ha-da
MRMR
ध्वनी प्रतिकृती
dhwani prati-kriti
MSBahasa Melayu
bergema
ber-ge-ma
NLNederlands
resoneert
re-so-neert
NONorsk
resonerer
re-so-ne-rer
PAPA
ਧੁਨੀ Reverb
dhuni re-verb
PLPolski
rezonuje
re-zo-nu-je
PTPortuguês
ressoa
re-so-a
RORomână
rezonează
re-zo-na-e
RUРусский
резонирует
rezon-y-ro-vat
SVSvenska
resonerar
re-so-ne-rar
TAதமிழ்
ஒலி ஒலிக்கிறது
o-li o-li-ki-ri-th-u
TEతెలుగు
ధ్వని ప్రతిధ్వని
dhwani prati-dhvani
THไทย
สั่นสะเทือน
sahn-sat-thuean
TLTL
may malakas na tunog
may ma-la-kas na tunog
TRTürkçe
yankılanır
yan-ki-lan-ir
UKУкраїнська
резонує
re-zo-nu-ye
URاردو
آواز اُتار
a-waz u-tar
VITiếng Việt
phát ra âm thanh
phat ra am thanh