'Loud' definitions:
Definition of 'loud'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [syn: loudly, loud, aloud] [ant: quietly, softly]
adjective
Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [ant: soft]
adjective
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy]
adjective
Definition of 'Loud'
From: GCIDE
- Loud \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.] With loudness; loudly. [1913 Webster]
- To speak loud in public assemblies. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Loud'
From: GCIDE
- Loud \Loud\ (loud), a. [Compar. Louder (loud"[~e]r); superl. Loudest.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d, D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klyto`s heard, loud, famous, kly`ein to hear, Skr. [,c]ru. [root]41. 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. [1913 Webster]
- They were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. --Luke xxiii. 23. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Clamorous; boisterous. [1913 Webster]
- She is loud and stubborn. --Prov. vii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'loud'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aloud,
- blaring,
- blatant,
- blinding,
- booming,
- brassy,
- brazen,
- brazenfaced,
- chintzy,
- clamant,
- clamorous,
- coarse,
- colorful,
- crass,
- crude,
- crying,
- deafening,
- demanding,
- draining,
- ear-piercing,
- ear-rending,
- ear-splitting,
- earsplitting,
- earthshaking,
- earthy,
- exacting,
- exigent,
- exorbitant,
- extortionate,
- extravagant,
- flagrant,
- flaring,
- flashy,
- flaunting,
- forte,
- fortemente,
- fortissimo,
- full,
- fulminating,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glaring,
- gorgeous,
- grasping,
- gross,
- harsh,
- hoarse,
- importunate,
- in full cry,
- insistent,
- instant,
- intense,
- jazzy,
- loud-sounding,
- loudish,
- loudly,
- lurid,
- lustily,
- meretricious,
- noisily,
- noisy,
- obnoxious,
- obscene,
- obtrusive,
- offensive,
- ostentatious,
- overbright,
- pealing,
- penetrating,
- persistent,
- pertinacious,
- piercing,
- plangent,
- pressing,
- pungent,
- raucous,
- raw,
- reeking,
- resonant,
- resounding,
- resoundingly,
- ribald,
- ringing,
- ringingly,
- roaring,
- rough,
- rude,
- screaming,
- sensational,
- shameless,
- showy,
- shrieking,
- snazzy,
- sonorous,
- spectacular,
- splashy,
- stentoraphonic,
- stentorian,
- stentorious,
- stertorous,
- strident,
- tasteless,
- tawdry,
- taxing,
- thundering,
- thunderous,
- tinsel,
- tonitruant,
- tonitruous,
- uproariously,
- urgent,
- vulgar,
- window-rattling