Activist Language

2 words in this vocabulary list

stridency ze

stridency

noun the quality or condition of being loud, harsh, or grating in sound

adjective strident

  • The stridency of her voice made it difficult to ignore her arguments.
  • I couldn't help but notice the stridency in his tone when he was upset.
  • Her stridency was off the charts during the argument.
  • The stridency of the storm outside matched the intensity of their disagreement.

ze

noun a gender-neutral pronoun used by some individuals who do not identify as male or female

  • Ze is a pronoun used in some languages to refer to an animate being of unspecified gender.
  • I saw ze at the store yesterday, but ze didn't see me.
  • Ze is my favorite singer, I can't wait to see zir in concert!
  • The artist painted a beautiful portrait of ze, capturing zir essence perfectly.