What does shrillness mean?
Shrillness means (uncountable) The property of being shrill..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable) The property of being shrill..
The shrillness of her voice made people's ears hurt.
Use shrillness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shrillness means (uncountable) The property of being shrill..
Common synonyms include stridency, stridence.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The shrillness of her voice made people's ears hurt.
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