spirant vs strident

strident vs spirant

spirant is a noun but strident is not a noun.

spirant and strident both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, spirant and strident are synonyms defined as:

spirant 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 spirant include continuant, fricative, sibilant.

spirant (noun)	strident (noun)
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

spirant (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')

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