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.

SYNONYMS FOR loud

1 resounding; deafening; stentorian.

5 gaudy, flashy, showy.

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ANTONYMS FOR loud

1 quiet.

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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

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”

synonym study for loud

1. 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 WORDS FROM loud

loudly, adverbloudness, nouno·ver·loud, adjectiveo·ver·loud·ly, adverb

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

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Example sentences from the Web for loud

It was loud and aggrieved, and it filled the Republican Party with fear.
The Republican Party’s future: Being terrorized by its unhinged base|Paul Waldman|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Author Martin Amis — one of the loudest British voices chronicling apocalyptic angst and moral laxities in the 1980s — has something of a subtext on sophisti-pop in his 1984 novel "Money."
Almost anarchy: The Style Council and the smooth sounds of sophisti-pop|Mina Tavakoli|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
The volume on the TV was loud, and our conversation — during which she facetiously suggested that I sneak a peek at one of the closed exhibitions — boomed throughout the room like an airport boarding announcement.
You have until Nov. 22 to visit these six Smithsonian museums. Here’s what to expect.|Kelsey Ables|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
His hands stay inside the baseball extremely well, he has a feel for the strike zone, and he had as loud of a bat that we had at our Instructional League camp.
The Nationals’ best position player prospects are a few years away. But they’re out there.|Jesse Dougherty|November 19, 2020|Washington Post

While it is never good to hold your breath when breathing pressurized air at depth, gliding down from above the fish while slowly exhaling to prevent loud noises is a deadly technique.
Take a stab at spearfishing with these tips|Same Romano/Outdoor Life|November 16, 2020|Popular Science
The thug is aware that loudness convinces sixty persons where reasoning convinces but one.
Is Shakespeare Dead?|Mark Twain
The shouts and cries of the terrified settlers increased in loudness.
Afar in the Forest|W.H.G. Kingston
Conversely, the diminution in the size of vibrations causes corresponding decrease of loudness.
The Voice|Frank E. Miller
Of the loudness of the young lady's voice there could be no sort of doubt.
The Law and the Lady|Wilkie Collins
The cause of harshness and loudness is often mere carelessness on the part of young people.
Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls|Helen Ekin Starrett

British Dictionary definitions for loud

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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loud

In addition to the idioms beginning with loud

loud and clear
loud mouth

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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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