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Definition of Shrillness
1. Noun. The quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses. "The shrillness of her hair color"
2. Noun. Having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound.
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
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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