stridency
stridency · stridencies
The quality of being stridentThe quality of being strident.
US/stɹˈaɪdənsi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being strident.
More definitions
- having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
Origin
From strident + -cy.From strident + -cy.
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Forms
plural: stridencies| Singular | stridency |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsquality of being strident:stridence
Close in meaning
- having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound:shrillnessstridence
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedstrident
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable