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
- 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
- babble
- babel
- bang
- bedlam
- bellow
- bewailing
- blare
- blast
- boisterousness
- boom
- brouhaha
- buzz
- cacophony
- caterwauling
- clamor
- clang
- clangor
- clash
- clatter
- commotion
- confusion
- crash
- cry
- detonation
- din
- discord
- disquiet
- disquietude
- drumming
- eruption
- explosion
- fanfare
- fireworks
- fracas
- fuss
- hoo-ha
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- hurly-burly
- jangle
- lamentation
- music
- outcry
- pandemonium
- peal
- percussion
- racket
- ring
- roar
- row
- shot
- shout
- shouting
- sonance
- sound
- squawk
- stridency
- talk
- thud
- tintamarre
- tintinnabulation
- tumult
- turbulence
- uproar
- uproariousness
- yelling
- yelp
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