different between stentorian vs strident

English

Etymology

Stentor +? -ian, from Ancient Greek ??????? (Stént?r). Stentor was the herald of the Greek forces in the Iliad, noted for his loud voice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st?n?t??.?i.?n/

Adjective

stentorian (comparative more stentorian, superlative most stentorian)

1. (of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.
2. (by extension) Stern, authoritarian; demanding of respect.

Translations

Anagrams

• nitronates, nonstriate, tetronasin

English

Etymology

From French strident, from Latin str?d?ns, present active participle of str?d?.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?st?a?.d?nt/, [?st?a?d?nt]

Adjective

strident (comparative more strident, superlative most strident)

1. Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding

2. Grating or obnoxious
3. (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides

Derived terms

• stridently
• stridency

Related terms

Translations

Noun

strident (plural stridents)

1. (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

   Hypernym: fricative

Translations

References

• strident in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “strident”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• tridents

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st?i.d??/

Adjective

strident (feminine singular stridente, masculine plural stridents, feminine plural stridentes)

1. strident; producing a high-pitched or piercing sound

Further reading

• “strident” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• tridents

Latin

Verb

str?dent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of str?d?

Romanian

Etymology

From French strident, from Latin stridens.

Adjective

strident m or n (feminine singular strident?, masculine plural striden?i, feminine and neuter plural stridente)

1. strident

Declension