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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)

  1. Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
    The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
  2. Grating or obnoxious
    The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
  3. (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
    • 2003, November 6, “Stuart Cosgrove”, in Taylor slagging Saddam shame., Glasgow:
      Under David Taylor's stewardship, the SFA has made strident progress.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

strident (plural stridents)

  1. (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

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʁi.dɑ̃/

Adjective

strident m (feminine singular stridente, masculine plural stridents, feminine plural stridentes)

  1. strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound

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Latin

Verb

strīdent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of strīdō