Antonyms for stridency

Grammar : Noun

Spell : strahyd-nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstraɪd nt

Definition of stridency

Origin : 1650s, from French strident, from Latin stridentem (nominative stridens), present participle of stridere "utter an inarticulate sound, grate, screech," possibly of imitative origin. Related: Stridently.

As in noise : noun sound that is loud or not harmonious
As in din : noun loud, continuous noise

Example sentences :

He moved on to the Praca, where the stridency of the music still persisted.
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 » by Various

The contempt of the second speaker was only surpassed by the stridency of his voice.
Extract from : « Ralestone Luck » by Andre Norton

Its stridency and the tang of fresh sawdust strike sharp across the air fragrant with fern.
Extract from : « The Joys of Being a Woman » by Winifred Kirkland

Jesse's wretched gun slammed again, a different sound, a spattering clang, followed by the stridency of Jesse cursing and weeping.
Extract from : « Wilderness of Spring » by Edgar Pangborn

As a rule this subject moves the Dean to stridency; but the heavy magnificence of Castle Affey crushed him into a kind of whisper.
Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

Synonyms for stridency

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