strident
adjective
1. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
- The strident concert would not let me sleep
Similar word(s): noisy, blatant, clamant, clamorous, vociferous
2. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Similar word(s): soft, continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant
3. being sharply insistent on being heard
- strident demands
Similar word(s): imperative, shrill
4. unpleasantly loud and harsh
Similar word(s): cacophonic, cacophonous, raucous
Sentences with strident as an adjective:
- The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
- The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
noun
1. (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.