1. the quality of having a thin, high-pitched sound like that of a reed instrument
Usage: often used to describe voices or musical sounds
2. the state of being covered with or full of reeds
Usage: used to describe marshy areas or waterways

Examples

• The reediness of his voice made it difficult to take him seriously during the presentation.
• The clarinet’s reediness gave the melody a haunting quality.
• She worked to eliminate the reediness from her singing voice through vocal training.
• The reediness of the marsh made it an ideal habitat for waterfowl.
• The pond’s reediness provided excellent cover for the nesting birds.
• His adolescent voice still had a noticeable reediness that would deepen with age.