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shrillness

shrillness noun: the property of being shrill.

Noun

shrillness (countable and uncountable, plural shrillnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The property of being shrill.
    • The shrillness of her voice made people's ears hurt.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being shrill.

Forms of shrillness

pluralshrillnesses

Origin of shrillness

From shrill + -ness.

Questions about shrillness

What does shrillness mean?
Shrillness means the property of being shrill.
What part of speech is shrillness?
Shrillness is a noun.
What is the plural of shrillness?
The plural of shrillness is shrillnesses.

Words near shrillness in the dictionary

  1. shrilling
  2. shrillingly
  3. shrillings
  4. shrillish
  5. shrillly
  6. shrillness
  7. shrillnesses
  8. shrills
  9. shrilly
  10. shrim
  11. Shrimati

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