noisy
Americanadjective
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noisier,
comparative
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noisiest
superlative
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making much noise.
noisy children.
- Synonyms:
- vociferous, uproarious, tumultuous, clamorous
- Antonyms:
- quiet
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abounding in or full of noise.
a noisy assembly hall.
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characterized by much noise.
a noisy celebration; a noisy protest.
adjective
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making a loud or constant noise
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full of or characterized by noise
Synonym Usage
See loud.
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Etymology
Origin of noisy
Explanation
Anything noisy is loud. Your noisy party probably won't go over too well with your downstairs neighbors — especially if it's late on a Tuesday night and they have a sleeping baby. Something that makes loud sounds or is generally rowdy and boisterous can be called noisy. A noisy bar is a harder place to have a conversation than a quiet restaurant, but a noisy dance party tends to me much more fun than a solemn tea party with your cranky grandparents. Before there was noisy, around the late 1600s, the adjective was noiseful. Curiously, experts guess that the Latin root of noisy and noise is nausea, "seasickness."
Vocabulary lists containing noisy
Example Sentences
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When night fell, Arafat produced his magical spell to the delight of a noisy full house.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
It was a noisy, high-energy, sweaty affair, just as a night's dancing should be.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Residents say the notices represent just a fraction of what occurs at the site, including noxious odors and noisy truck deliveries when people are trying to sleep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Adapting the teaching framework of American universities will be a noisy and fraught affair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I took a noisy bite and looked at his work.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
The satellite measurements also revealed wave-like accelerations and rapidly shifting flow structures that could have been difficult to detect in noisier datasets.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The American college game is known for being brasher and noisier than the professional ranks, with Fery showing he could thrive in a rambunctious atmosphere.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
It becomes noisier, more error-prone, and easier to distrust.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
The debate about how to measure and forecast economic conditions, including productivity, is about to get a lot noisier as hearings on Warsh’s nomination loom.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
“That was noisier than I thought it would be.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
When the PNG fans are at their best and noisiest, a 15,000 crowd can sound like twice that number and is so loud that the players on the field cannot hear each other.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Ancora Holdings, a private-wealth adviser from the Cleveland area with a small activism shop, has been one of the noisiest activist investors recently, filling the void as big-name activists pull back on public fights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
“The ruling mutes the noisiest channel of tariff risk, but it does not end the story. It removes the air-raid siren, not the arsenal.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 22, 2026
Where “Doc” takes place on the quieter floors of a big city hospital, “The Pitt” — shot with peripatetic handheld cameras — is set in its noisiest part, the emergency room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
It was the noisiest train she had ever been on, and it shook like it was going over a track full of rocks.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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