STRIDENCE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word stridence. (close relations)
strident
Best Alternative Words for STRIDENCE
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shrillness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses • having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound | ||||||||
abrasiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being sharply disagreeable | ||||||||
cacophony | nounn | |||||||
noun • a loud harsh or strident noise • loud confusing disagreeable sounds | ||||||||
dissonance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters • the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience • disagreeable sounds | ||||||||
grating | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air • a frame of iron bars to hold a fire • optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum adjective satellite • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | ||||||||
harshness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||||
squeakiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak. | ||||||||
stridency | nounn | |||||||
noun • having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound |