Strident vs Fervent - What's the difference?
strident | fervent |
Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
Grating or obnoxious
(nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
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(linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief.
* 1819 , , Mathilda , ch. 3:
Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion.
* 1876 , , "Mr. Captain and the Nymph," in Little Novels ,
Glowing, burning, very hot.
* 1611 , :
As adjectives the difference between strident and fervent
is that strident is loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding while fervent is exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief.As a noun strident
is one of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.strident
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
- The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
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Derived terms
* stridently * stridencyNoun
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*Anagrams
* ----fervent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears.
- Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!
- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
