strident

English

Etymology

From Latin strīdēns, present active participle of strīdō.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/

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Adjective

strident (comparative more strident, superlative most strident)

1. Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding

   The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.

2. Grating or obnoxious

   The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.

3. (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
   • 2003 November 6, Stuart Cosgrove, “Taylor slagging Saddam shame.”, Glasgow:

     Under David Taylor's stewardship, the SFA has made strident progress.

Derived terms

• stridently
• stridency

Translations

loud, piercing

• French: strident (fr), criard (fr)
• Maori: pākinakina
• Russian: пронзительный (ru) (pronzitelʹnyj), резкий (ru) (rezkij)

• Spanish: estridente

Noun

strident (plural stridents)

1. (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

References

• strident in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• tridents

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʁi.dɑ̃/

• Audio

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Adjective

strident m (feminine stridente, masculine plural stridents, feminine plural stridentes)

1. Strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound.

Anagrams

• tridents

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Latin

Verb

strīdent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of strīdō