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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

loud Related Forms
loud′·ish adjective loud′ly adverb loud′·ness noun
loud Idioms

out loud

with the normal voice; not silently; aloud

loud Synonyms

loud

modif.

  1. Having volume of sound

    deafening, ringing, ear-rending, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, booming, fulminating, intense, resounding, piercing, high-sounding, trumpet-toned, blaring, sonorous, resonant, crashing, deep, full, powerful, emphatic, vehement, thundering, heavy, big, deep-toned, full-tongued, roaring, strident, enough to wake the dead*; see also shrill.

    Antonyms soft*, faint, feeble.

  2. Producing loud sounds

    clamorous, noisy, uproarious, blatant, vociferous, stentorian, bombastic, turbulent, tumultuous, blustering, clarion-voiced, lusty, loud-voiced, boisterous, obstreperous, rambunctious, cacophonous, raucous, loud-tongued; see also harsh 1.

    Antonyms quiet*, soft-voiced, calm.

  3. *Lacking manners and refinement

    loud-mouthed, brash, offensive; see rude 2, vulgar 1.

  4. *Flashy, used of colors or taste in color

    garish, flashy, gaudy; see ornate 1.

loud Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • incredibly: The sound quality is amazing and goes incredibly loud.
  • unbelievably: Only problem with the PC is it is unbelievably loud, the fan runs constantly.
  • too: The modem volume may be set too loud; turn down the volume.
  • annoyingly: George: Permission to shout " Bravo " at an annoyingly loud volume sir?
  • surprisingly: Ignition was as slow as can be expected from old AT AP, but the boost was good, and surprisingly loud.
  • extremely: She is a very nice, extremely loud person ( never shuts up ).

Infinitive complement

  • drown: The standard stereo is also loud enough to drown out any complaints from passengers.

Modifies a noun

  • applause: The meeting was much like an old-fashioned revival with loud applause added.
  • bang: There was a loud bang, which I thought was a gunshot.
  • noise: Heard a loud noise like air pressure from broken pipes.
  • cheer: A loud cheer draws me back to the stage area.
  • voice: Jesus called out with a loud voice, " Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.
  • hailer: They go any further, they should have been warned by loud hailers then be shot.

Used with adjective complement

  • shout: Not to just shout louder about what party line we ascribe to.
  • laugh: Some examples include: LOL: Which stands for " laugh out loud " .
  • speak: You will have to speak much louder ' I SAID.. ... .
  • cheer: So make sure you come down and cheer as loud as you can as you enjoy all the excitement!
  • sound: Tho some of the sayings don't sound very loud when playing there's various sound effects and heavy metal music in the background!
  • play: Only criticism to the band was that they played too loud on stage.

Preposition: than

  • decibel: Retailers can no longer sell fireworks louder than 120 decibels.
loud Quotes

If it's too loud, you're too old.

—Nugent,Ted

Like German opera, too long and too loud.

—Waugh, Evelyn Arthur StJohn