loud
Americanadjective
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(of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity.
loud talking;
loud thunder;
loud whispers.
- Synonyms:
- stentorian, resounding, earsplitting
- Antonyms:
- quiet
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making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds.
a quartet of loud trombones.
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clamorous, vociferous, or blatant; noisy.
a loud party;
a loud demonstration.
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emphatic or insistent.
to be loud in one's praises;
a loud denial.
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garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colors, dress, or the wearer of garish dress.
loud ties;
a loud dresser.
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obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons.
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strong or offensive in smell.
adverb
idioms
adjective
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(of sound) relatively great in volume
a loud shout
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making or able to make sounds of relatively great volume
a loud voice
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clamorous, insistent, and emphatic
loud protests
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(of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at
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characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour
adverb
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in a loud manner
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audibly, as distinct from silently
Related Words
Loud, noisy describe a strongly audible sound or sounds. Loud means characterized by a full, powerful sound or sounds, which make a strong impression on the organs of hearing: a loud voice, laugh, report. Noisy refers to a series of sounds, and suggests clamor and discordance, or persistence in making loud sounds that are disturbing and annoying: a noisy crowd.
Other Word Forms
- loudly adverb
- loudness noun
- overloud adjective
- overloudly adverb
- unloudly adjective
Etymology
Origin of loud
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English hlūd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon hlūd ( Dutch luid ), Old High German hlūt ( German laut ); akin to Greek klytós “famous”
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She assumed it was because she was talking a little louder to people at the party, but then came the throat soreness.
From Salon
It was the latest and loudest example of their season-long specialty.
The definitive bands working in the style took the loud and rude antagonism of punk and integrated forms outside of rock, incorporating the bass-forward presentation of reggae and the abstraction of art-rock.
And those voices only got louder when the Paisley side lifted their first trophy in more than a decade in a 3-1 win.
From BBC
He wanted the crowd to be as loud and zeroed-in as possible.
From Los Angeles Times
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