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