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loud
[loud]
adjective, -er, -est, adverb –adjective
| 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. |
–adverb
—Idiom| 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. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE hlūd; c. OFris, OS hlūd (D luid), OHG hlūt (G laut); akin to Gk klytós famous
bef. 900; ME; OE hlūd; c. OFris, OS hlūd (D luid), OHG hlūt (G laut); akin to Gk klytós famous

Related forms:
loudly, adverb
loudness, noun
Synonyms:
1. resounding; deafening; stentorian. Loud, noisy describe a strongly audible sound or sounds. Loud means characterized by a full, powerful sound or sounds, which make a strong impression on the organs of hearing: a loud voice, laugh, report. Noisy refers to a series of sounds, and suggests clamor and discordance, or persistence in making loud sounds that are disturbing and annoying: a noisy crowd. 5. gaudy, flashy, showy.
1. resounding; deafening; stentorian. Loud, noisy describe a strongly audible sound or sounds. Loud means characterized by a full, powerful sound or sounds, which make a strong impression on the organs of hearing: a loud voice, laugh, report. Noisy refers to a series of sounds, and suggests clamor and discordance, or persistence in making loud sounds that are disturbing and annoying: a noisy crowd. 5. gaudy, flashy, showy.
Antonyms:
1. quiet.
1. quiet.
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loud (loud) adj. loud·er, loud·est
In a loud manner. [Middle English, from Old English hlūd; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.] loud'ly adv., loud'ness n. Synonyms: 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 Synonyms at gaudy1. |
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Loud
Loud\, a. [Compar. Louder; superl. Loudest.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl?d; akin to OS. hl?d, D. luid, OHG. l?t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. ? heard, loud, famous, ? to hear, Skr. ?ru. ?. Cf. Client, Listen, Slave a serf.]1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder. They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. --Luke xxiii. 23. 2. Clamorous; boisterous. She is loud and stubborn. --Prov. vii. 11. 3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.] 4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang] Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.Loud
Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.] With loudness; loudly. To speak loud in public assemblies. --Addison.
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loud (adj.)
O.E. hlud "making noise, sonorous," from W.Gmc. *khluthaz "heard" (cf. O.Fris. hlud, M.Du. luut, Du. luid, O.H.G. hlut, Ger. laut "loud"), from PIE pp. *klutos- (cf. Skt. srutah, Gk. klytos "heard of, celebrated," Arm. lu "known," Welsh clod "praise"), from base *kleu- "to hear" (see listen). The adv. is from O.E. hlude, from P.Gmc. *khludai. Application to colors first recorded 1849. Loudmouth (n.) first recorded 1934. Loudspeaker is from 1884.
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loud
In addition to the idioms beginning with loud, also see actions speak louder than words; big (loud) mouth; for crying out loud; out loud; think aloud; (loud enough) to wake the dead.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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