Shrillness
41stridency — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stridulation; shrillness, harshness; discord, dissonance, loudness, roughness, sharpness; noise, noisiness, raucousness, cacophony; clangor, clamor …
42falsetto — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. artificially high pitched voice, countertenor, treble, soprano, voce di testa (Italian), unnatural register, head register, shrillness, affectation …
43Melody — (Roget s Thesaurus) Concord. < N PARAG:Melody >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 melody melody rhythm measure Sgm: N 1 rhyme rhyme &c.(poetry) 597 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 pitch pitch timbre intonation tone …
44shrill — shrill1 [ʃrıl] adj 1.) a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant ▪ That s not true, she protested in a shrill voice. ▪ a shrill whistle ▪ Fran uttered a shrill scream. 2.) shrill complaints, criticism, demands etc are too loud or strong and seem …
45stridence — n. shrillness, harshness of sound …
46stridency — n. shrillness, harshness of sound …
47shrill — adjective (of a voice or sound) high pitched and piercing. ↘derogatory (of a complaint or demand) loud and forceful. verb make a shrill noise. Derivatives shrillness noun shrilly adverb Origin ME: of Gmc origin …
48acuteness — n. 1. Sharpness, pointedness. 2. Acumen, shrewdness, penetration, sagacity, sagaciousness, astuteness, sharpness, brightness, perspicacity, discernment, ingenuity, mother wit, quick parts. 3. Severity, intensity, poignancy, violence. 4. Highness …
49sharpness — n. 1. Acuteness, keenness. 2. Sagacity, shrewdness, ingenuity, wit, cleverness, quickness, acuteness, discernment, acumen. 3. Pungency, piquancy, acridity, acidity, tartness. 4. Severity, sarcasm, satire, pungency. 5. Poignancy, intensity,… …
50shrill — 1 adjective 1 a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant; piercing (1): He heard the shrill voice of a woman in the next room. | a shrill whistle 2 shrill words express repeated, often unreasonable complaints or criticism: We use quiet persuasion …
