strident

[ strahyd-nt ]

adjective

1. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:

   strident insects; strident hinges.

2. having a shrill, irritating quality or character:

   a strident tone in his writings.

3. Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates.

strident

/ ˈstraɪdənt /

adjective

1. (of a shout, voice, etc) having or making a loud or harsh sound
2. urgent, clamorous, or vociferous

   strident demands

Derived Forms

• ˈstridence, noun
• ˈstridently, adverb

Other Words From

• stridence striden·cy noun
• strident·ly adverb
• non·strident adjective
• over·stridence noun
• over·striden·cy noun
• over·strident adjective
• over·strident·ly adverb
• un·strident adjective
• un·strident·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of strident¹

1650–60; < Latin strīdent- (stem of strīdēns ), present participle of strīdēre to make a harsh noise; -ent

Word History and Origins

Origin of strident¹

C17: from Latin strīdēns, from strīdēre to make a grating sound

Related Words

• blatant
• jarring
• loud
• raucous
• vociferous