stridency

stri·dent  (strdnt)

adj.

Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant. See Synonyms at loud, vociferous.

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[Latin strdns, strdent-, present participle of strdre, to make harsh sounds, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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stridence, striden·cy n.

strident·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stridency - having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound stridence, shrillness timbre, tone, quality, timber - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"