Harshness
Harshness noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
Usage example: there was a harshness about her voice that made her an unlikely but surprisingly evocative singer of torch songs
Shrillness and harshness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrillness" instead a noun "Harshness".
Shrillness
Shrillness noun - The quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses.
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Synonyms for Shrillness
Harshness and shrillness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harshness" instead a noun "Shrillness".
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Related pairs
- intensity and harshness
- intensity and shrillness
- poignancy and harshness
- poignancy and shrillness
- severity and harshness
- severity and shrillness
- acuteness and harshness
- acuteness and shrillness
- keenness and harshness
- keenness and shrillness
- roughness and harshness
- roughness and shrillness
- edge and harshness
- edge and shrillness
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