strident
[ strahyd-nt ]
/ ˈstraɪd nt /
adjective
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings.
Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates.
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Origin of strident
1650–60; < Latin strīdent- (stem of strīdēns), present participle of strīdēre to make a harsh noise; see -ent
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British Dictionary definitions for strident
strident
/ (ˈstraɪdənt) /
adjective
(of a shout, voice, etc) having or making a loud or harsh sound
urgent, clamorous, or vociferousstrident demands
Derived forms of strident
stridence or stridency, nounstridently, adverbWord Origin for strident
C17: from Latin strīdēns, from strīdēre to make a grating sound
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