loudadjective, adverb
uk/laʊd/us/laʊd/A2 making a lot of noise:
a loud explosion/noise/voice
I heard a loud bang and then saw black smoke.
Could you speak a little louder, please?
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- We've had complaints that you've been playing your radio too loud.
- I heard a loud crash in the kitchen.
- The music just gets distorted when you play it so loud.
- There was a sudden loud noise.
- She let out a loud guffaw.
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Noise & noisy
- (at) full blast idiom
- abuzz
- blast
- boom
- brouhaha
- cacophony
- clamorous
- clangour
- crackle
- disturb
- ear-piercing
- howling
- noise pollution
- racket
- ring
- roaring
- row 1
- strident
- thunder
- tumult
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Idiom(s)
loud and clear
out loud
loudadjective
uk/laʊd/us/laʊd/disapproving(of clothes) having unpleasantly bright colours or too strong patterns, or (of a person) demanding attention and talking and laughing loudly:
You shouldn't wear anything too loud to a job interview.
The men at the bar were loud and obnoxious.
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The qualities of colour
- a riot of colour idiom
- ablaze
- brash
- bright
- colorful
- colourful
- deep
- depth
- dusky
- flamboyant
- fluorescent
- harsh
- high-visibility
- muddy
- psychedelic
- pure
- riot
- technicolor
- vibrant
- warm
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Not attractive to look at
loudness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈlaʊd.nəs/us/ˈlaʊd.nəs/
Differences in loudness are measured in decibels.