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shrillness
noun
(shrill-ness)
having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
Synonyms:
stridence
,
stridency
,
shrillness
noun
(shrill-ness)
the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses
Examples:
The shrillness of her hair color.
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shrillness
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stridence
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histrionics
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pompousness
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vehemence
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peevishness
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viciousness
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bombast
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pomposity
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nastiness
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vituperation
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earnestness
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nasality
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fierceness
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vitriol
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perkiness
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demagoguery
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sanctimoniousness
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facetiousness
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bellicosity
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inarticulateness
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sanctimony
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vapidity
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timidity
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emotionalism
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meanness
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priggishness
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haughtiness
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sullenness
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slyness
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subtlety
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spitefulness
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knowingness
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impassivity
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prolixity
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weepiness
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archness
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superciliousness
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disingenuousness
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plaintiveness
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articulateness
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crassness
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eloquence
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grandiloquence
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coarseness
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incoherence
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hatefulness
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ruefulness
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pusillanimity
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nuttiness
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obtuseness
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forcefulness
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jadedness
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didacticism
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chirpiness
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jingoism
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smugness
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pretentiousness
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curtness
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condescension
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sanguinity
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speechifying
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pugnaciousness
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crudeness
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imperiousness
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insincerity
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snippiness
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incredulousness
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vacuity
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hypocrisy
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uptightness
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contrariness
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cynicism
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chilliness
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politesse
,
emoting
,
inanity
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brassiness
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triteness
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duplicity
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wryness
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vileness
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defensiveness
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staginess
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weightiness
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bitchiness
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primness
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rhetoric
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salaciousness
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cheeriness
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acerbity
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ingenuousness
,
irascibility
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ineffectuality
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malignity
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sourness
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hyperboles
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boastfulness
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perverseness
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pedantry
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shrillness
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