loud
[ loud ]
/ laʊd /
adjective, loud·er, loud·est.
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
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.
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.
5 gaudy, flashy, showy.
OTHER WORDS FROM loud
Words nearby loud
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lou gehrig's disease,
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louche,
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loud and clear,
loud mouth,
loud-hailer,
louden,
loudish
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British Dictionary definitions for loudly
loud
/ (laʊd) /
adjective
adverb
in a loud manner
out loud
audibly, as distinct from silently
Derived forms of loud
loudly, adverb loudness, nounWord Origin for loud
Old English
hlud; related to Old Swedish
hlūd, German
laut
Idioms and Phrases with loudly
loud