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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry;
- Example: "blatant radios"
- Example: "a clamorous uproar"
- Example: "strident demands"
- Example: "a vociferous mob"
[syn: blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous]

2. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th'; in both `thin'; and `then');
[syn: fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident]

3. being sharply insistent on being heard;
- Example: "strident demands"
- Example: "shrill criticism"
[syn: strident, shrill]

4. unpleasantly loud and harsh;
[syn: raucous, strident]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Strident \Stri"dent\, a. [L. stridens, -entis, p. pr. of
   stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.]
   Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. "A strident
   voice." --Thackeray.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

strident
    adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement
           outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident
           demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: blatant, clamant,
           clamorous, strident, vociferous]
    2: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a
       constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin'
       and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant, sibilant,
       spirant, strident]
    3: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands";
       "shrill criticism" [syn: strident, shrill]
    4: unpleasantly loud and harsh [syn: raucous, strident]