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loud

[ loud ]

adjective

louder, loudest.
  1. (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity:

    loud talking;

    loud thunder;

    loud whispers.

    Synonyms: stentorian, resounding, earsplitting

    Antonyms: quiet

  2. making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds:

    a quartet of loud trombones.

  3. clamorous, vociferous, or blatant; noisy:

    a loud party;

    a loud demonstration.

  4. emphatic or insistent:

    to be loud in one's praises;

    a loud denial.

  5. garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colors, dress, or the wearer of garish dress:

    loud ties;

    a loud dresser.

    Synonyms: showy, flashy, gaudy

  6. obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons.
  7. strong or offensive in smell.


adverb

  1. in a loud manner; loudly:

    Don't talk so loud.

loud

/ laʊd /

adjective

  1. (of sound) relatively great in volume

    a loud shout

  2. making or able to make sounds of relatively great volume

    a loud voice

  3. clamorous, insistent, and emphatic

    loud protests

  4. (of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at
  5. characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in a loud manner
  2. out loud
    audibly, as distinct from silently
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈloudness, noun
  • ˈloudly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • loud·ly adverb
  • loud·ness noun
  • o·ver·loud adjective
  • o·ver·loud·ly adverb
  • un·loud·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of loud1

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”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of loud1

Old English hlud; related to Old Swedish hlūd, German laut
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. out loud, aloud; audibly:

    I thought it, but I never said it out loud.

    Just whisper, don't speak out loud.

More idioms and phrases containing loud

  • 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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Synonym Study

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.
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Example Sentences

In one of the videos, a fighter displays his wristwatch to the camera, showing the date as 25 October - and repeating it out loud - the date of the massacre in al-Seriha.

From BBC

Being the loudest doesn’t equate to being the best, it merely keeps Netflix in the conversation.

From Salon

But this wasn’t just any week: It was time for Che and Jost’s annual joke swap, in which each writes awful, offensive jokes that the other must read out loud.

"The louder you play it, the more honest it gets," said the Los Angeles Times.

From BBC

They have a great outdoor area where you can hang with kids and there’s a lot of families so you don’t feel like you’re spoiling anyone’s time by having a loud child.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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