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- DictionaryStri·dent/ˈstrīdnt/
adjective
- 1. loud and harsh; grating: "his voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident"
The meaning of STRIDENT is characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound; also : commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality. How to use strident in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Strident.
STRIDENT definition: 1. A strident sound is loud, unpleasant, and rough: 2. expressing or expressed in forceful…. Learn more.
Strident definition: making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking. See examples of STRIDENT used in a sentence.
Synonyms for STRIDENT: vocal, outspoken, noisy, screaming, blatant, vociferous, yelling, nasal; Antonyms of STRIDENT: calm, silent, hushed, quiet, still, muffled, muted, softened.
Something that's strident is loud, grating, and obnoxious. Your roommate's strident laughter as he watches cartoons late into the night might inspire you to buy a pair of ear plugs.
STRIDENT meaning: 1. A strident sound is loud, unpleasant, and rough: 2. expressing or expressed in forceful…. Learn more.
If you use strident to describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable.
stri·dent. (strīd′nt) adj. 1. Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill: a strident voice. See Synonyms at vociferous. 2. Forcefully assertive or severely critical: strident rhetoric. [Latin strīdēns, strīdent-, present participle of strīdēre, to make harsh sounds, ultimately of imitative origin .]
Definition of strident adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Strident Definition. Harsh-sounding; shrill; grating. Characterized by harsh, irritating insistence. Forcefully assertive or severely critical. Strident rhetoric. (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides. (linguistics) One of a class of s -like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
