shrillnessn.

Etymology: < shrill adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshrillness.

The quality or condition of being shrill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun]

shrillness1581

acuteness1659

screaminess1884

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) ii. 58 b Those of Piemount, who with the shrilnesse of their wordes goe thorow ones eares.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 239 The shrilness and asperity of the noise they make.

1709 Tatler No. 157. ⁋6 The Shrilness and Sharpness of the Sound.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. ii. vi. 132 This shrillness getting ever shriller.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. vii. 69 ‘Twang, twang!’ came a second report. I knew it was the whale-line by the shrillness of the sing.

1903 J. Morley Life Gladstone II. vi. v. 339 Cardwell adding with a certain shrillness that [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	shrillness
释义	shrillnessn. Etymology: < shrill adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshrillness. The quality or condition of being shrill. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] shrillness1581 acuteness1659 screaminess1884 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) ii. 58 b Those of Piemount, who with the shrilnesse of their wordes goe thorow ones eares. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 239 The shrilness and asperity of the noise they make. 1709 Tatler No. 157. ⁋6 The Shrilness and Sharpness of the Sound. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. ii. vi. 132 This shrillness getting ever shriller. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. vii. 69 ‘Twang, twang!’ came a second report. I knew it was the whale-line by the shrillness of the sing. 1903 J. Morley Life Gladstone II. vi. v. 339 Cardwell adding with a certain shrillness that [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1581
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