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Shrillness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being shrill. uncountable

    "The shrillness of her voice made people's ears hurt."

  2. 2
    having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound wordnet
  3. 3
    The result or product of being shrill. countable
  4. 4
    the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses wordnet

Etymology

From shrill + -ness.

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