strident

Etymology

From French strident, from Latin strīdēns, present active participle of strīdō.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/, [ˈstɹaɪdˀnt]

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Adjective

strident (comparative more strident, superlative most strident)

1. Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding

   The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.

2. Grating or obnoxious

   The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.

3. (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
   • 2003, November 6, “Stuart Cosgrove”, in Taylor slagging Saddam shame.‎, Glasgow:

     Under David Taylor's stewardship, the SFA has made strident progress.

Noun

strident (plural stridents)

1. (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

References

• strident in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• tridents

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʁi.dɑ̃/

• Audio

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Adjective

strident (feminine singular stridente, masculine plural stridents, feminine plural stridentes)

1. strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound

Further reading

• “strident” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• tridents

Verb

strīdent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of strīdō