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Loud Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Loud? [adv] with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [adj] characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [adj] used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" [adj] tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Loud: aloud \| big \| blaring \| blasting \| brassy \| cheap \| clarion \| deafening \| earsplitting \| earthshaking \| flash \| flashy \| forte \| fortemente \| fortissimo \| garish \| gaudy \| gimcrack \| in poor taste(p) \| loudly \| loud-mouthed \| loud-voiced \| meretricious \| roaring \| shattering \| shouted \| tacky \| tasteless \| tatty \| tawdry \| thunderous \| thundery \| trashy \| vocal \| yelled Related Terms \| Find terms related to Loud: aloud \| blaring \| blatant \| blinding \| booming \| brassy \| brazen \| brazenfaced \| chintzy \| clamant \| clamorous \| coarse \| colorful \| crass \| crude \| crying \| deafening \| demanding \| draining \| ear-piercing \| ear-rending \| earsplitting \| ear-splitting \| earthshaking \| earthy \| exacting \| exigent \| exorbitant \| extortionate \| extravagant \| flagrant \| flaring \| flashy \| flaunting \| forte \| fortemente \| fortissimo \| full \| fulminating \| garish \| gaudy \| glaring \| gorgeous \| grasping \| gross \| harsh \| hoarse \| importunate \| in full cry \| insistent \| instant \| intense \| jazzy \| loudish \| loudly \| loud-sounding \| lurid \| lustily \| meretricious \| noisily \| noisy \| obnoxious \| obscene \| obtrusive \| offensive \| ostentatious \| overbright \| pealing \| penetrating \| persistent \| pertinacious \| piercing \| plangent \| pressing \| pungent \| raucous \| raw \| reeking \| resonant \| resounding \| resoundingly \| ribald \| ringing \| ringingly \| roaring \| rough \| rude \| screaming \| sensational \| shameless \| showy \| shrieking \| snazzy \| sonorous \| spectacular \| splashy \| stentoraphonic \| stentorian \| stentorious \| stertorous \| strident \| tasteless \| tawdry \| taxing \| thundering \| thunderous \| tinsel \| tonitruant \| tonitruous \| uproariously \| urgent \| vulgar \| window-rattling See Also \| audible \| hearable \| noisy Loud In Webster's Dictionary \Loud\, a. [Compar. {Louder}; superl. {Loudest}.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl?d; akin to OS. hl?d, D. luid, OHG. l?t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. ? heard, loud, famous, ? to hear, Skr. ?ru. ?. Cf. {Client}, {Listen}, {Slave} a serf.] 1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder. They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. --Luke xxiii. 23. 2. Clamorous; boisterous. She is loud and stubborn. --Prov. vii. 11. 3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.] 4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang] Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement. \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.] With loudness; loudly. To speak loud in public assemblies. --Addison.

Loud Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Loud?

[adv] with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help"
[adj] characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
[adj] used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"
[adj] tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

See Also | audible | hearable | noisy

Loud In Webster's Dictionary

\Loud\, a. [Compar. {Louder}; superl. {Loudest}.] [OE.
loud, lud, AS. hl?d; akin to OS. hl?d, D. luid, OHG. l?t, G.
laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated,
renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. ? heard, loud, famous, ?
to hear, Skr. ?ru. ?. Cf. {Client}, {Listen}, {Slave} a
serf.]
1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy;
   striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud
   thunder.

         They were instant with loud voices, requiring that
         he might be crucified.                --Luke xxiii.
                                               23.

2. Clamorous; boisterous.

         She is loud and stubborn.             --Prov. vii.
                                               11.

3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united
   effort. [Colloq.]

4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a
   loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]

Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous;
     turbulent; blustering; vehement.


\Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.]
With loudness; loudly.

      To speak loud in public assemblies.      --Addison.

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