Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
striation
stricken
strickle
strict
stricture
striddle
stride
stride piano
strident
stridor
stridulate
strife
strigil
strigose
strike
strike down
strike fault
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "stridence" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

strident

stri·dent [ strd'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. loud: harsh, loud, grating, or shrill
strident tones of voice

2. strongly expressed: loudly, strongly, or urgently expressed
strident opposition

[Mid-17th century. < Latin strident-, present participle of stridere "creak"]

stri·dence noun
stri·den·cy noun
stri·dent·ly adverb
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft