noisy
Americanadjective
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making much noise.
noisy children.
- Synonyms:
- vociferous, uproarious, tumultuous, clamorous
- Antonyms:
- quiet
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abounding in or full of noise.
a noisy assembly hall.
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characterized by much noise.
a noisy celebration; a noisy protest.
adjective
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making a loud or constant noise
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full of or characterized by noise
Synonym Usage
See loud.
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Etymology
Origin of noisy
Explanation
Anything noisy is loud. Your noisy party probably won't go over too well with your downstairs neighbors — especially if it's late on a Tuesday night and they have a sleeping baby. Something that makes loud sounds or is generally rowdy and boisterous can be called noisy. A noisy bar is a harder place to have a conversation than a quiet restaurant, but a noisy dance party tends to me much more fun than a solemn tea party with your cranky grandparents. Before there was noisy, around the late 1600s, the adjective was noiseful. Curiously, experts guess that the Latin root of noisy and noise is nausea, "seasickness."
Vocabulary lists containing noisy
Example Sentences
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The difficulty, as Nolan discovered, was that the large 70mm Imax camera was so noisy that intimate dialogue scenes were impossible.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
But how has he found the adjustment from a noisy dressing room with big personalities and colourful language to helping to shape young minds in a new academy?
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
I still believe these prices are totally absurd, but stadiums have been packed and noisy, not corporate and dull.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
The soldiers ask people to be quiet, but it was still noisy with all the firetrucks and aid vehicles roaring up and down the road.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
I don't want to return to the noisy part of the city, but I need to get used to it if I'm going to search for my grandparents.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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