Posted on 06/19/2014 4:38:49 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
strident \STRAHYD-nt \ adjective
1. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
2.having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings.
3.Linguistics . (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates.
Example sentences:
Only the parasites seemed to live there in a sinuous rush upwards into the air and sunshine, feeding onthe dead and the dying alike, and crowning their victims with pink and blue flowers that gleamed amongst the boughs, incongruous and cruel, like a strident and mocking note in the solemn harmony of the doomed trees.
-- Joseph Conrad, Almayer's Folly , 1895
Malka's voice became more strident than ever. She had been anxious to make a species of vicarious reparation to her first husband, and the failure of Milly to acquiesce in the arrangement was a source of real vexation.
-- Israel Zangwill, Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People , 1892
Etymology:
Strident entered English in the mid-1600s from the Latin strīdēre meaning "to make a harsh noise."
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Thanks.
I just discovered the word of the day thread – very nice.
he rolled his eyes.
just saw you defend cavuto on the other thread, where someone likened him to ED SHULTZ??? seriously? I don’t know, I think freepers have gone insane.
I love that giant-headed nerd. Obviously they have NEVER watched his show or read his work.
and people complaining because they are loud? well I guess they wouldn’t like our family discussions about politics either, bc we can get loud too.
My dad’s favorite team was whoever was playing the Redskins that week.
Colored tints? That post was a thing of beauty. A+ for you.
It is overcast, and distant thunder from the west-maybe we will get a little rain...
Whenever Hillary is lying
It is always loud and clear-
Her voice becomes strident,
A danger to the human ear
Limiting her responsibility
For causing any sort of ill
Goes with her legal training-
But she learned most from Bill
He remade the meaning of “is”
Hillary has a favorite stall-
Her trademark is now becoming
That she just does not recall...
Very good, A+ for you. In my mind, I always thought strident had more of a positive connotation, as forward-moving, serious, etc. That’s why I chose it today, to remind me it means shrill.
we went on Christmas eve as a family to see it. It was good.
Thank you! The first time I heard that word was when my mom used it to describe an uncle’s wife who pretty much screeched about everything.
I see Hillary is making strident sales (sarcasm):
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3169750/posts
And nuts
we are being tortured by the Obama regime, daily, with tales of flagrant abuse, but no, let’s take time to revisit the ROMNEY issue and rail on someone about that. seriously nuts.
Oh they spend all their time bitching about the GOP and actively hoping for losses. I guess they want the good old days of 2009 and 2010 back. I’m going to be strident and say f&^# ‘em.
They are all frightening. A+ for scaring me to death.
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