nonresonant
Not naturally amplifying
Nonresonant describes something that doesn't resonate—that fails to vibrate in sympathy with external frequencies or to produce a sustained, amplified response.
In physics, a nonresonant system absorbs energy without the amplification that occurs at resonant frequencies.
Figuratively, something nonresonant fails to strike a chord: The speech fell flat, its themes nonresonant with the audience.
Reduced or restrained
- muffledMade quieter, less distinct
- deadenedMade less intense
- attenuatedLessened in force
- absorbedTook in fully
flat · dull · muted · soundproof · anechoic · dampened · untuned · detuned
Failing to react or reply
- unreceptiveUnwilling to accept ideas
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- coldLow temperature state
detached · apathetic · disengaged · unaffected · impassive · disconnected · uninspired · untouched
Able to soak up
- opaqueImpassable to light
- nonreflectiveNot bouncing light back
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- denseClosely packed together
dampening · insulating · nonconductive · inert · static · stable · rigid · stiff
damped
Reduced or restrained
- muffledMade quieter, less distinct
- deadenedMade less intense
- attenuatedLessened in force
absorbed · flat · dull · muted · soundproof · anechoic · dampened · untuned · detuned · antinode
unresponsive
Failing to react or reply
- unreceptiveUnwilling to accept ideas
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
cold · detached · apathetic · disengaged · unaffected · impassive · disconnected · uninspired · untouched · unimpressed
absorptive
Able to soak up
- opaqueImpassable to light
- nonreflectiveNot bouncing light back
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
dense · dampening · insulating · nonconductive · inert · static · stable · rigid · stiff
nonresonantresonant
Deeply vibrating with sound
resonating · reverberant · echoing · vibrant · ringing
unison, resonant, sonorous, resonance, resonate, dissonant, sonar, dissonance, resonates