noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the quality of being strident countable, uncountable

   "Mr Urkullu’s ambiguity contrasts with Mr Mas’s growing stridence."

2. 2
   having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

stridencysharpnessshrillnessshrillnessstridencystridor

Example

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"Mr Urkullu’s ambiguity contrasts with Mr Mas’s growing stridence."

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