loud´ness

loud´ness
loud «lowd», adjective, adverb.
–adj.
1. making a great sound; not quiet or soft: »

a loud bang, a loud voice. The door slammed with a loud noise.

2. noisy; resounding: »

loud music, a loud place to study. When all is gay With lamps, and loud With sport and song (Tennyson).

 SYNONYM(S): deafening.
3. Figurative. clamorous; insistent: »

to be loud in demands.

4. Informal. showy in dress or manner: »

loud clothes.

5. Informal. obtrusive; somewhat vulgar: »

a loud person.

–adv.
in a loud manner; with a loud noise or voice; aloud; loudly: »

The hunter called loud and long.

╂[Old English hlūd]
–loud´ness, noun.
Synonym Study adjective. 1, 2 Loud, noisy mean making much or intense sound. Loud suggests strength or intensity of sound, but not necessarily disagreeableness: »

The speaker's voice was loud, clear, and pleasing.

Noisy always suggests disagreeable loudness and sometimes implies that it is constant or habitual: »

The people next door are noisy.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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