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Strident vs Strenuous - What's the difference?

strident | strenuous |

As adjectives the difference between strident and strenuous

is that strident is loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding while strenuous is urgent, ardent, zealous.

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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    strenuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Urgent, ardent, zealous.
  • Requiring great exertion.
  • * 1961 : J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the ''Sophistês'' of Plato . In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
    • We can achieve this god?likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

    Synonyms

    * earnest * eager * vigorous * determined * resolute

    Derived terms

    * strenuously * strenuousness

    Related terms

    * strenuosity

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