Transcription
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- [strahyd-nt]
- /ˈstraɪd nt/
- /ˈstraɪ.dənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [strahyd-nt]
- /ˈstraɪd nt/
Definitions of strident word
- adjective strident making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges. 1
- adjective strident having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings. 1
- adjective strident Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates. 1
- adjective strident sound: grating 1
- adjective strident loud and insistent 1
- adjective strident If you use strident to describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable. 0
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Origin of strident
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
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Parts of speech for Strident
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
strident 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.
strident usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for strident
adj strident
- absonant — inharmonious
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
- atonal — Atonal music is music that is not written or played in any key or system of scales.
- blatant — You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way.
- blusterous — to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
adjective strident
- argute — (of sounds) shrill
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- baying — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- cacophonic — Discordant.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
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