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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShrillness
/ˈʃrɪl.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being unpleasantly high-pitched, piercing, and sharp in sound or voice.
"The sheer shrillness of her voice cut through the noisy room and drew everyone's attention." - 2
An intense or passionate forceful quality in tone, argument, or expression that can be grating to the ear.
"Critics noted a growing shrillness in the political commentator's nightly broadcasts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'schrill', of imitative origin related to Low German and Old Norse roots meaning piercing or high-pitched. The noun suffix '-ness' was added in the late Middle English period to denote the state or quality of producing a sharp, high-pitched, and often grating sound or voice.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shrillness" is said worldwide
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stridence
Transliteration: stridãs
"La stridence de sa voix agaçait tout le monde."
Gellendheit
Transliteration: ɡɛlənthaɪt
"Die Gellendheit ihrer Stimme war unüberhörbar."
stridulità
Transliteration: stridulita
"La stridulità del suo tono fastidioso dava ai nervi."
estridencia
Transliteration: estɾiˈðensja
"La estridencia de su voz incomodaba a los presentes."
estridência
Transliteration: estɾiˈdẽsjɐ
"A estridência daquela voz chamou a atenção de todos."
तीखापन
Transliteration: teekhapan
"उसकी आवाज़ के तीखापन ने सबको चौका दिया।"
尖锐
Transliteration: jiānruì
"她声音里的尖锐让人感到刺耳。"
날카로움
Transliteration: nalkaroum
"그녀의 목소리에서 느껴지는 날카로움이 귀를 거슬렸다."
金切り声
Transliteration: kankirigoe
"彼女のトーンの金切り声が部屋中に響いた。"
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