Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [strahyd-nt]
- /ˈstraɪd nt/
- /ˈstraɪ.dənt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [strahyd-nt]
- /ˈstraɪd nt/
Definitions of stridency word
- adjective stridency making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges. 1
- adjective stridency having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings. 1
- adjective stridency Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates. 1
- noun stridency sound's grating quality 1
- noun stridency aggressive insistence 1
- uncountable noun stridency Stridency is the quality of being strident. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of stridency
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin strīdent- (stem of strīdēns), present participle of strīdēre to make a harsh noise; see -ent
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stridency
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stridency popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stridency usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stridency
noun stridency
- din — religion, especially the religious observances of a Muslim.
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- cacophony — You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony.
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
- loud — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
adverb stridency
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- gratingly — irritating or unpleasant to one's feelings.
- grindingly — In a grinding fashion; in a way that grinds.
- harshly — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- loudly — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
Top questions with stridency
- what does stridency mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with st
- Words starting with str
- Words starting with stri
- Words starting with strid
- Words starting with stride
- Words starting with striden
- Words starting with stridenc
- Words starting with stridency