 loud |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity | |
| Examples: | "a group of loud children" "loud thunder" "her voice was too loud" "loud trombones" |
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| Related terms: | soft big deafening shattering shouted loud-voiced earthshaking clarion vocal loud-mouthed blaring noisy audible volume | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] with relatively high volume | |
| Synonyms: | loudly aloud | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | softly | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] tastelessly showy | |
| Synonyms: | tawdry cheap gaudy flashy meretricious tatty garish tacky trashy gimcrack flash brassy | |
| Examples: | "a flash car" "a flashy ring" "garish colors" "a gaudy costume" "loud sport shirts" "a meretricious yet stylish book" "tawdry ornaments" |
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| Related terms: | tasteless | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19077 | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (music) used chiefly as a direction or description in music | |
| Synonyms: | forte | |
| Examples: | "the forte passages in the composition" |
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| Related terms: | piano fortissimo fortemente | |
| Similar spelling: |
Loudy Loyd Lodi lode load Loida Lot Lout Lott loti Loth Lota loot Loht |
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