(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.
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”
SYNONYMS FOR loud
1 resounding; deafening; stentorian.
5 gaudy, flashy, showy.
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ANTONYMS FOR loud
1 quiet.
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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.
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The deputy chairman then made a decision based on his perception of which side is louder.
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About a quarter of an hour, as I say, had elapsed since I had told them the news when a loud assertive voice fell on my ear.
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A few minutes later a terrible crash was heard, followed by a loud cry.
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Five minutes later Mark, who was intently watching the volcanic rock, gave a loud cry.
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Past the drenched stragglers the bits of broken ice went streaming, to vanish in the loud turmoil of the fall.
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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 loudaudibly, 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