As adjectives the difference between strident and antimeat
is that
strident is loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding while
antimeat is opposing the use of meat as a foodstuff; stridently vegetarian or vegan.
As a noun strident
is (linguistics) one of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
strident English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
- The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
Grating or obnoxious
- The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
(nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
* {{quote-news, 2003, November 6, Stuart Cosgrove, Taylor slagging Saddam shame., Daily Record, city=Glasgow citation
, passage=Under David Taylor's stewardship, the SFA has made strident progress. }}
Derived terms
* stridently
* stridency
Noun
( en noun)
(linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
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antimeat English
Adjective
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Opposing the use of meat as a foodstuff; stridently vegetarian or vegan.
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