loud
loud (loud)adj. loud·er, loud·est 1. Characterized by high volume and intensity. Used of sound. 2. Producing sound of high volume and intensity. 3. Clamorous and insistent: loud denials. 4. a. Having offensively bright colors: a loud necktie. b. Having an offensively strong odor. c. Offensive in manner.adv. louder, loudest In a loud manner. [Middle English, from Old English hlūd. See kleu- in Indo-European Roots.] loudʹly adv.loudʹness n. 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 synonyms at gaudy1 Antonyms: soft
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