loud
(loud)
[Middle English, from Old English hlūd.]
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.
- Having offensively bright colors: a loud necktie.
- Having an offensively strong odor.
- Offensive in manner.
adverb: louder, loudest.
- In a loud manner.
derivatives
- loud́ly
- adverb
- loud́ness
- noun
synonyms:
loud, earsplitting, stentorian, strident These adjectives mean marked by or producing great volume and often disagreeable intensity of sound: loud trumpets; earsplitting shrieks; stentorian tones; strident, screeching brakes.- See also: gaudy1
Antonym: soft
