Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being shrill; acuteness of sound; high pitch and sharpness or fineness of tone or voice.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality or state of being shrill.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun uncountable The property of being shrill.
  • noun countable The result or product of being shrill.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses
  • noun having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

Etymologies

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From shrill +‎ -ness

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