Resonance
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The condition of being resonant. A resonant sound, echo Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion. The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency. A short-lived subatomic particle that cannot be observed directly. An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration. The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
Example sentence: I saw the title as a way of conditioning the audience, so that when the film actually began, viewers would already have an emotional resonance with it.
Sonority
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The property of being sonorous.