Definition of loud Loud
/lawˈd/ - [lawd] - loud
We found 16 definitions of loud from 6 different sources.
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What does loud mean?
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Adjectiveloud, louder, loudest |
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| loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" | ||
| soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" | ||
| audible, hearable heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper" | ||
| noisy attracting attention by showiness or bright colors; "a noisy sweater" | ||
| loudness, intensity, volume high level or degree; the property of being intense | ||
| big in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" | ||
| blaring, blasting unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio" | ||
| clarion loud and clear; "a clarion call" | ||
| deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | ||
| earthshaking loud enough to shake the very earth | ||
| harsh-voiced having an unusually harsh sound | ||
| loud-mouthed given to loud offensive talk | ||
| loud-voiced having an unusually loud voice | ||
| shattering seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering; "shattering rain striking the windowpanes"; "the shattering tones of the enormous carillon"; "the shattering peal of artillery" | ||
| shouted, yelled in a vehement outcry; "his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises" | ||
| trumpet-like resembling the sound of a trumpet | ||
| loud - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" | ||
| brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy | ||
| tasteless lacking aesthetic or social taste | ||
| loud - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" | ||
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| piano, soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" | ||
| fortemente chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- loud (superl.)
Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder. - loud (superl.)
Clamorous; boisterous. - loud (superl.)
Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. - loud (superl.)
Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. - loud (adv.)
With loudness; loudly.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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loud
A sound of great intensity; noisy.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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loud
lowd, adj. making a great sound: noisy: showy.—advs. Loud, Loud′ly.—adj. Loud′-lunged, vociferous.—n. Loud′ness.—adj. Loud′-voiced, stentorian. [A.S, hlúd; Ger. laut, sound; L. inclytus, renowned, Gr. klytos, heard.]
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