strident

C1 Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈstraɪdənt/ UK /ˈstraɪdənt/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating

Her strident voice cut through the noise of the crowd.
2

adj
presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way

The campaign took a strident tone against its opponents.

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Synonyms

1 adj · (of a sound) loud and... harsh grating shrill raucous jarring

2 adj · presenting a point of view,... vehement forceful aggressive clamorous insistent

Opposites

soft gentle mellow soothing

Etymology

From Latin stridens, stridentem, the present participle of stridere ('to make a harsh sound, creak'), entering English in the 17th century.

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# strident

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈstraɪdənt
**IPA (UK):** ˈstraɪdənt

## Meanings
1. (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating
2. presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way

## Examples
- Her strident voice cut through the noise of the crowd.
- The campaign took a strident tone against its opponents.

## Synonyms
- harsh
- grating
- shrill
- raucous
- jarring
- vehement
- forceful
- aggressive
- clamorous
- insistent

## Antonyms
- soft
- gentle
- mellow
- soothing

## Etymology
From Latin stridens, stridentem, the present participle of stridere ('to make a harsh sound, creak'), entering English in the 17th century.

## AI Etymology
Strident comes from Latin stridens, stridentem, the present participle of stridere ('to make a harsh sound, creak'), entering English in the 17th century. In current use it is an adjective meaning "(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The -ing ending supplies a participial or action-noun shape. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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