stridence

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noun

the quality of being strident

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Meanings

nounstridence (countable and uncountable, plural stridences)

plural stridences

  1. countableuncountablethe quality of being strident

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

    2012, The Economist, Regional elections in Spain: A Basque case

    Synonyms: stridency

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being strident

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stridency

More synonyms by meaning

nounhaving the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

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shrillnessstridency
Broader
timbretimberquality
Also see
shrillnessstridency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French stridence
  • stridencequality of being strident
Polish piskliwość, przenikliwość
  • piskliwośćquality of being strident
  • przenikliwośćquality of being strident
Russian ре́зкость
  • ре́зкость (rézkostʹ)quality of being strident

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

stridence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stridence

MLA

“stridence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stridence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stridence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stridence.

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