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loud definition

loud (lo̵ud)

adjective

  1. striking with force on the organs of hearing; strongly audible: said of sound
  2. making a sound or sounds of great intensity a loud bell
  3. noisy
  4. clamorous; emphatic; insistent loud denials
  5. Informal too vivid; flashy
  6. Informal unrefined; vulgar
  7. Dialectal strong or offensive, as in smell

Etymology: ME < OE hlud, akin to Ger laut < IE base *leu-, to hear, listen > L cluere, to be spoken of, esteemed

adverb

in a loud manner

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loud Idioms

out loud

with the normal voice; not silently; aloud

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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