squeakinessn.
/ˈskwiːkɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈskwikinᵻs/ The quality of being squeaky.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > piercing or shrill quality
sharpness1398
squeakiness1846
piercingness1888
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > thin and shrill sound > squeak
squeakinga1616
squeak1805
squeaklet1832
squeakiness1846
squirk1902
pipsqueak1927
1846 Lit. Gaz. 4 Apr. 323/2 This gives a strained effect to the manner, and a squeakiness to the tone, not at all agreeable.
1865 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 6 Nov. 42/2 Monsieur Deschappelles is usually represented as a young person of some nineteen summers, with..a tendency to squeakiness in his voice.
1925 C. D. Broad Mind & its Place vi. 289 Such ‘sensible’ qualities as ‘throbbingness’ etc. (which may be compared to redness or ‘squeakiness’).
1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 June h9 For concert performance its squeakiness may have been enhanced with rosin.
1992 Independent 22 Aug. 28/4 On the Air..will be fun for those who liked the goofiness of Deputy Andy, the squeakiness of Lucy and the general daftness of the Pine Weasel Fashion Show.
2008 S. Dunn Queen's Sorrow (2009) 30 Her voice had no squeakiness to it.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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