stridency

ˈstraɪdənsi

stridencies

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Definition of stridency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communication

Rare

forceful and insistent manner or tone

Rare

Her stridency in the debate was off-putting.

abrasiveness

harshness

sound

Rare

quality of being loud and harsh

Rare

The stridency of the alarm woke everyone.

grating

harshness

shrillness

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Origin of stridency

Latin, stridens (creaking)

Examples of stridency in a sentence

Stridency in her voice made the message clear.
The stridency of her voice made it hard to listen.
The stridency in his tone was unsettling.

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French:stridence, son strident, ...
German:Eindringlichkeit, Schrillheit, ...
Italian:insistenza, ...
Spanish:vehemencia, dureza sonora, ...
Portuguese:veemência, ...
Chinese:强硬态度, 刺耳声, ...
Japanese:強硬さ, 耳障りな音, ...
Arabic:حِدَّة, خُشُونَة, ...
Hebrew:צַעֲקָנוּת, קוֹל צוֹרֵם, ...
Russian:настойчивость, громкость, ...
Ukrainian:наполегливість, ...
Hindi:कड़कपन, कर्कशता, ...
Bengali:জোরালো ভঙ্গি, কর্কশতা, ...
Catalan:estridència, soroll fort, ...
Czech:útočnost, pronikavost, ...
Danish:skingerhed, skarphed, ...
Dutch:krachtige toon, schrilheid, ...
Greek:δυναμικότητα, δριμύτητα, ...
Hungarian:harsányság, fülsértőség, ...
Khmer:ភាពទទូចខ្លាំង, ភាពសំឡេងស្រែកខ្លាំងគគ្រឹកគគ្រេង, ...
Korean:단호함, 날카로운 소리, ...
Persian:اصرار, صدای خشن, ...
Polish:natarczywość, ostrość, ...
Portuguese (BR):estridência, dureza, ...
Romanian:ton insistent, asprime sonoră, ...
Swedish:stridighet, skärpa, ...
Thai:ความหนักแน่น, ความแหลมของเสียง, ...
Turkish:ısrarcılık, tizlik, ...
Vietnamese:sự mạnh mẽ, sự chói tai, ...

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