Shrillness
11oxyphonia — Shrillness or high pitch of the voice. [G. oxys, sharp, + phone, voice] * * * oxy·pho·nia .äk si fō nē ə n shrillness or high pitch of the voice * * * oxy·pho·nia (ok″se foґne ə) [Gr. oxyphōnia] an abnormally sharp quality or… …
12shrill — shrillness, n. shrilly, adv. /shril/, adj., shriller, shrillest, v., n., adv. adj. 1. high pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 2. producing such a sound. 3. full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 4. betraying… …
13Twittering Machine — For other uses, see Zwitschermaschine. Twittering Machine Artist Paul Klee Year 1922 Type Watercolor and ink; oil transfer on paper with gouache and in …
14shrill — [[t]ʃrɪ̱l[/t]] shriller, shrillest, shrills, shrilling, shrilled 1) ADJ GRADED A shrill sound is high pitched and unpleasant. Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out. ...the shrill whistle of the engine... Mary… …
15stridence — noun having the timbre of a loud high pitched sound • Syn: ↑shrillness, ↑stridency • Derivationally related forms: ↑strident (for: ↑stridency), ↑strident, ↑shrill ( …
16stridency — noun having the timbre of a loud high pitched sound • Syn: ↑shrillness, ↑stridence • Derivationally related forms: ↑strident, ↑strident (for: ↑stridence), ↑shrill ( …
17Acuteness — A*cute ness, n. 1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle. [1913 Webster] 2. The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; applied to the senses, or the… …
18Oxyphony — Ox*yph o*ny, n. [Gr. oxy s sharp + fwnh voice.] Acuteness or shrillness of voice. [1913 Webster] …
19shrill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Old English scrallettan to resound loudly more at skirl Date: 13th century transitive verb scream intransitive verb to utter or emit an acute piercing sound II. adjective Date: 14th century …
20Ayn Rand — Infobox Writer name = Ayn Rand imagesize = caption = Ayn Rand birthdate = birth date|mf=yes|1905|2|2| birthplace = Saint Petersburg, Russia deathdate = death date and age|mf=yes|1982|3|6|1905|2|2 deathplace = New York City, United States… …
