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Definitions for Loud

[1] (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
[2] making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds: a quartet of loud trombones.
[3] clamorous, vociferous, or blatant; noisy: a loud party; a loud demonstration.
[4] emphatic or insistent: to be loud in one's praises; a loud denial.
[5] garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colors, dress, or the wearer of garish dress: loud ties; a loud dresser.
[6] obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons.
[7] strong or offensive in smell.
[8] in a loud manner; loudly: Don't talk so loud.
[9] out loud , aloud; audibly: I thought it, but I never said it out loud. Just whisper, don't speak out loud.
[10] (of sound) relatively great in volume a loud shout
[11] making or able to make sounds of relatively great volume a loud voice
[12] clamorous, insistent, and emphatic loud protests
[13] (of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at
[14] characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour
[15] in a loud manner
[16] out loud audibly, as distinct from silently

Words related to Loud

heavy, lusty, resounding, roaring, ringing, big, vociferous, vehement, rowdy, powerful, strident, raucous, rambunctious, deafening, boisterous, emphatic, strong, intense, thundering, brash

Words nearby Loud

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Origin of Loud

before 900; Middle English; Old English hlūd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon hlūd (Dutch luid ), Old High German hlūt (German laut ); akin to Greek klytós famous

Other words from Loud

loud·ly , adverb
loud·ness , noun
o·ver·loud , adjective
o·ver·loud·ly , adverb
o·ver·loud·ness , noun
un·loud·ly , adjective

Word origin for Loud

Old English hlud; related to Old Swedish hlūd, German laut

Synonyms for Loud

big, boisterous, deafening, emphatic, heavy, intense, lusty, powerful, rambunctious, raucous, resounding, ringing, roaring, rowdy, strident, strong, thundering, vehement, vociferous, forte, blatant, blustering, booming, cacophonous, clamorous, crashing, deep, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, full, full-mouthed, fulminating, high-sounding, loud-voiced, obstreperous, pealing, piercing, resonant, sonorous, stentorian, tumultuous, turbulent, turned up, uproarious, wakes the dead