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The definition of loud is having a high volume or intensity.

(adjective)

An example of something loud is music that can be heard three houses down the street.

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See loud in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

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

Origin: 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

Related Forms:

loudish adjective
loudly adverb
loudness noun

See loud in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective loud·er, loud·est

Characterized by high volume and intensity. Used of sound.
Producing sound of high volume and intensity.
Clamorous and insistent: loud denials.
a. Having offensively bright colors: a loud necktie.
b. Having an offensively strong odor.
c. Offensive in manner.

adverb louder, loudest

In a loud manner.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English hlūd; see kleu- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

loudˈly adverb

loudˈness noun

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