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Webster 1913 Edition
Strident
Stri′dent
,Adj.
[L.
stridens
, -entis
, p. pr. of stridere
to make a grating or creaking noise.] Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.
“A strident voice.” Thackeray.
Definition 2024
strident
strident
English
Adjective
strident (comparative more strident, superlative most strident)
- Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
- The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
- Grating or obnoxious
- The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
- (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
Derived terms
Translations
loud, piercing
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Noun
strident (plural stridents)
- (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
References
- strident in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʁi.dɑ̃/
Adjective
strident m (feminine singular stridente, masculine plural stridents, feminine plural stridentes)
- strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound