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
lotze,
lou,
lou gehrig's disease,
louangphrabang,
louche,
loud,
loud and clear,
loud mouth,
loud-hailer,
louden,
loudish
British Dictionary definitions for out loud
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 out loud (1 of 2)
out loud
Audibly, aloud, as in I sometimes find myself reading the paper out loud, or That movie was hilarious; the whole audience was laughing out loud. First recorded in 1821, this synonym for aloud was once criticized as too colloquial for formal writing, but this view is no longer widespread. Moreover, aloud is rarely used with verbs like laugh and cry. Also see for crying out loud.
Idioms and Phrases with out loud (2 of 2)
loud