shrillness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being shrill.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stridency stridence highness interest violence edge intensity severity piercing sharpness harshness shrill acuteness poignancy caterwaul
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Antonyms

go quiet whisper sweet nothings

Hypernyms

interest quality tone timber timbre interestingness

Examples

the shrillness of her hair color Source: Internet

Acocella, herself a feminist and critic of strong conviction, took on the feminist and queer critics in the Cather field, accusing them of shrillness, tone deafness, and ultimately bad faith. Source: Internet

But Jasmine’s shrillness and snobberies and discordancies, by the film’s own evidence, were with her since childhood. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shrilling shrillingly shrillish shrilly Shrimati shrimp