continuant vs strident

strident vs continuant

continuant is a noun but strident is not a noun.

continuant and strident both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
continuant	Yes	Yes	No	No
strident	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, continuant and strident are synonyms defined as:

continuant and strident: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Other synonyms of continuant include fricative, sibilant, spirant.

continuant (noun)	strident (noun)
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

continuant (adjective)	strident (adjective)
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')	unpleasantly loud and harsh
	being sharply insistent on being heard
	conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Difference between continuant and strident

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