- strident
- strident (adj.) 1650s, from Fr. strident, from L. stridentem (nom. stridens), prp. of stridere "utter an inarticulate sound, grate, screech," possibly of imitative origin. Related: Stridently.
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strident — strident, ente [ stridɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1529, rare av. déb. XIXe; lat. stridens, entis, de stridere ♦ Se dit d un bruit, d un son qui est à la fois aigu et intense. ⇒ perçant, sifflant. Un grincement strident. « Le sifflet strident d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
strident — STRIDÉNT, Ă, stridenţi, te, adj. 1. (Despre sunete; adesea adverbial) Care este ascuţit şi puternic, pătrunzător; lipsit de armonie, neplăcut la auz. ♦ p. gener. Neplăcut, supărător; şocant, izbitor. 2. (Despre culori) Care nu este în armonie cu… … Dicționar Român
strident — strident, ente (stri dan, dan t ) adj. Qui rend un son aigre et perçant. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Nous entendismes en l air un son haut et strident, RAB. Pant. v, 17. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. stridere, dont on rapproche le grec . SUPPLÉMENT AU… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Strident — may refer to * strident vowels * strident consonants, a feature related to sibilant consonants, but also including labiodental and uvular fricatives … Wikipedia
Strident — Stri dent, a. [L. stridens, entis, p. pr. of stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.] Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. A strident voice. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strident — index discordant, harsh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
strident — 1 *loud, stentorian, earsplitting, hoarse, raucous, stertorous Analogous words: harsh, *rough: resounding, *resonant 2 blatant, clamorous, *vociferous, boisterous, obstreperous Analogous words: harsh, uneven, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
strident — [adj] harsh, shrill blatant, boisterous, clamorous, clashing, discordant, grating, hoarse, jangling, jarring, loud, noisy, obstreperous, rasping, raucous, screeching, squawky, squeaky, stentorian, stertorous, stridulant, stridulous, unmusical,… … New thesaurus
strident — ► ADJECTIVE 1) loud and harsh. 2) presenting a point of view in an excessively forceful way. DERIVATIVES stridency noun stridently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin stridere creak … English terms dictionary
strident — [strīd′ nt] adj. [L stridens, prp. of stridere, to make a grating noise, rasp < IE echoic base * (s)trei > Gr trizein, to chirp, screech, L strix, screech owl] harsh sounding; shrill; grating SYN. VOCIFEROUS stridence n. stridency… … English World dictionary
