Luidend

Luidend is a Dutch adjective meaning sounding or resonant, used to describe sounds that are clearly audible or have a powerful, ringing quality. It is formed from the verb luiden, to sound or to ring, with the participial suffix -end.

In usage, luidend refers to literal sound quality as well as figurative impact. It tends to appear in more formal, literary, or ceremonial language rather than everyday speech. Common collocations include luidende klokken (sonorous bells), luidende stemmen (resonant voices), and luidend applaus (loud applause).

The term is relatively rare in casual conversation, where more common words such as luid or helder are typically preferred. Luidend often carries a solemn or poetic tone, lending emphasis to the perceived strength or reverberation of a sound or presence.

Luiden is the related verb meaning to sound or to ring, and luid is the basic adjective meaning loud. Related concepts include geluid (sound) and luidruchtig (noisy). In Dutch lexicon, luidend remains a useful descriptive option in descriptive writing about acoustics, music, architecture, and rhetoric.