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SHRILLNESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does shrillness mean?

• SHRILLNESS (noun)
The noun SHRILLNESS has 2 senses:

1. the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses
2. having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

Familiarity information: SHRILLNESS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SHRILLNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the shrillness of her hair color

Hypernyms ("shrillness" is a kind of...):

interest; interestingness (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

stridence; stridency; shrillness

Hypernyms ("shrillness" is a kind of...):

quality; timber; timbre; tone ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound))

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