loud

[ loud ]

/ laʊd /

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adjective, loud·er, loud·est.

(of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.

making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds: a quartet of loud trombones.

clamorous, vociferous, or blatant; noisy: a loud party; a loud demonstration.

emphatic or insistent: to be loud in one's praises; a loud denial.

garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colors, dress, or the wearer of garish dress: loud ties; a loud dresser.

obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons.

strong or offensive in smell.

adverb

in a loud manner; loudly: Don't talk so loud.

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Idioms for loud

out loud, aloud; audibly: I thought it, but I never said it out loud. Just whisper, don't speak out loud.

Origin of loud

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

SYNONYMS FOR loud

1 resounding; deafening; stentorian. 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.

5 gaudy, flashy, showy.

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ANTONYMS FOR loud

1 quiet.

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OTHER WORDS FROM loud

loud·ly, adverbloud·ness, nouno·ver·loud, adjectiveo·ver·loud·ly, adverb

o·ver·loud·ness, nounun·loud·ly, adjective

Words nearby loud

lotze, lou, lou gehrig's disease, louangphrabang, louche, loud, loud and clear, loud mouth, loud-hailer, louden, loudish

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British Dictionary definitions for loudly

loud

/ (laʊd) /

adjective

(of sound) relatively great in volumea loud shout

making or able to make sounds of relatively great volumea loud voice

clamorous, insistent, and emphaticloud protests

(of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at

characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour

adverb

in a loud manner

out loud audibly, as distinct from silently

Derived forms of loud

loudly, adverbloudness, noun

Word Origin for loud

Old English hlud; related to Old Swedish hlūd, German laut

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Idioms and Phrases with loudly

loud

In addition to the idioms beginning with loud

loud and clear
loud mouth

also see:

actions speak louder than words
big (loud) mouth
for crying out loud
out loud
think aloud
(loud enough) to wake the dead

loud

adjective, loud·er, loud·est.

adverb

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