strident

Meaning

Adj

1. Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
2. Grating or obnoxious.
3. Forceful (typically in a negative way) or obtrusive.
4. (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides; forceful in a positive way.

Noun

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

Synonyms

shrill

vociferous

harsh

blatant

clamorous

sharp

clamant

raucous

loud

keen

noisy

high-pitched

trenchant

piercing

cutting

pointed

discordant

acerbic

loud-voiced

lurid

mordacious

acerb

sibilant

mordant

fricative

biting

grating

spirant

penetrating

squeaking

continuant

acute

perceptive

permeative

perspicacious

pervasive

poignant

pungent

quick-witted

racy

ready

rough

salty

showy

shriek

slick

smart

sounding

speaker

🔈

speaker system

Translations

strident

estridente

estridente

estrident

stridente

schel

kreischend

scharf

doordringend

aigu

durchdringend

tagliente

agudo

gıcırtılı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/

Etymology

From French strident, from Latin strīdēns, present active participle of strīdō.