shrillness

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noun

The property of being shrill.

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

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Meanings

nounshrillness (countable and uncountable, plural shrillnesses)

plural shrillnesses

  1. uncountableThe property of being shrill.

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

  2. countableThe result or product of being shrill.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhaving the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

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stridencestridency
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timbretimberquality
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stridencestridency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From shrill + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

shrillness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrillness

MLA

“shrillness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrillness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrillness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrillness.

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