strident

  • 1strident — 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… …

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  • 2strident — 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… …

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  • 3strident — 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

  • 4Strident — may refer to * strident vowels * strident consonants, a feature related to sibilant consonants, but also including labiodental and uvular fricatives …

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  • 5Strident — 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

  • 6strident — (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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  • 7strident — index discordant, harsh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8strident — 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

  • 9strident — [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,… …

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  • 10strident — ► 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 …

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