estridencia

Definitions of estridencia
  1. noun
    strident color or excessive ornamentation
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    type of:
    fealdad
    qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
  2. noun
    tasteless showiness
    synonyms: charrada, chulería, cursilería, guapeza, majeza, relumbro, relumbrón, rimbombancia
  3. noun
    having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
    synonyms: estridor
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    type of:
    metal, timbre
    (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
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