English
stridency
From strident + -cy.
A compound of strident + -cy
Latin strīdō ‘utter or make a shrill or harsh sound’
Latin strīdēns ‘uttering or making a shrill or harsh sound’
French strident
English strident
Today it means
noun The quality of being strident.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stridency”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / stridency