Definition of Shrillness

1. Noun. The quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses. "The shrillness of her hair color"

Generic synonyms: Interest, Interestingness
Derivative terms: Shrill

2. Noun. Having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound.
Exact synonyms: Stridence, Stridency
Generic synonyms: Quality, Timber, Timbre, Tone
Derivative terms: Shrill, Strident, Strident, Strident

Definition of Shrillness

1. n. The quality or state of being shrill.

Definition of Shrillness

1. Noun. The property of being shrill. ¹

2. Noun. The result or product of being shrill. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shrillness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrillness

shrifts
shright
shrights
shrike
shriked
shrikelike
shrikes
shriking
shrill
shrilled
shriller
shrillest
shrillier
shrilling
shrilling(a)
shrillness (current term)
shrillnesses
shrills
shrilly
shrimp
shrimp-fish
shrimp Newburg
shrimp cocktail
shrimp sauce
shrimpboat
shrimpboats
shrimpburger
shrimpburgers
shrimped

Literary usage of Shrillness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1920)
"The vowels may he regarded as social names that have been given to those combinations of mellowness and shrillness that have been conventionalized into ..."

2. An Introduction to General Psychology by Robert Morris Ogden (1914)
"(3) Mellowness, shrillness and Timbre of Tones To complete this analysis we must refer to two further facts. First, there is an attribute of tone which ..."

3. The Art of Breathing as the Basis of Tone-production: ("the Old Italian by Leo Kofler (1890)
"General Stiffening of the Throat whereby Throatiness or shrillness is Caused, This section can be very brief for three reasons: First, pupils present such a ..."

4. Verse Writing: A Practical Handbook for College Classes and Private Guidance by William Herbert Carruth (1917)
"(AP) Comment: "Intermittent shrillness of a chip" is doubly bad. ... Can shrillness be "intermittent" ? Would you speak of an occasional shrillness ? ..."

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