noisy

[ noi-zee ]
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adjective,nois·i·er, nois·i·est.
  1. making much noise: noisy children.

  2. abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.

  1. characterized by much noise: a noisy celebration; a noisy protest.

Origin of noisy

1
First recorded in 1685–95; noise + -y1

synonym study For noisy

1. See loud.

Other words for noisy

Opposites for noisy

Other words from noisy

  • nois·i·ly, adverb
  • nois·i·ness, noun
  • un·nois·i·ly, adverb
  • un·nois·y, adjective

Words that may be confused with noisy

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How to use noisy in a sentence

  • Reader, perhaps you are wondering: is there anything that Britain's noisiest Marxist, George Galloway, will not do for money?

    Satire Surrenders | David Frum | June 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • At the southern end there is a large gallery, overshadowing the noisiest galaxy of Sunday infants we ever encountered.

  • It has been called the noisiest church in Paris, and certainly it is difficult to find a time when feet are silent there.

    A Wanderer in Paris | E. V. Lucas
  • I am wrong in speaking of my "rooms" though; I had only one, a third-floor bedroom near the very noisiest corner of King's Cross.

  • In the third tunnel, which is the noisiest and darkest of all, there are many silversmiths showing some wonderful work.

  • Few, however, were able to walk; so they remained at home, and Sunday was usually the noisiest day in the week.

    The English Orphans | Mary Jane Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for noisy

noisy

/ (ˈnɔɪzɪ) /


adjectivenoisier or noisiest
  1. making a loud or constant noise

  2. full of or characterized by noise

Derived forms of noisy

  • noisily, adverb
  • noisiness, noun

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