strident
/stˈɹaɪdənt/STRIGH-duhnt
/stˈɹaɪdənt/STRIGH-duhnt
Meaningharsh-sounding
Common meaning: loud and harsh
- stridto make a harsh soundLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1766 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin strīdeō ‘to make a harsh sound’.
Roots
- strīdeō, -ēre Latin “to make a harsh sound”
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