loud
[ loud ]
/ laʊd /
adjective, loud·er, loud·est.
adverb
in a loud manner; loudly: Don't talk so loud.
Nearby words
Idioms
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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British Dictionary definitions for loudness
loud
/ (laʊd) /
adjective
adverb
in a loud manner
out loud audibly, as distinct from silently
Derived Formsloudly, adverbloudness, noun
Word Origin for loud
Old English hlud; related to Old Swedish hlūd, German laut
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Idioms and Phrases with loudness
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
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