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.
He wanted the crowd to be as loud and zeroed-in as possible.
From Los Angeles Times
The Spurs fans did not turn on their team or head coach during this game, a fact acknowledged by Frank, but the reaction at the final whistle was one of loud dissatisfaction.
From BBC
"In college, when it gets hectic or loud, the tutors will know it's too much for me because I'll have both headphones on my ears," she says.
From BBC
“It’s big, loud, colorful and incredibly entertaining, but underneath that is something much more personal.”
In other videos we verified from the night of the fire, some people in the bar can be seen filming the flames as loud club music thumps in the background.
From BBC
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