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loud

UK/ˈlaːd/ US/ˈlaʊ̯d/ common slang
adjective (3) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

  • “a group of loud children”
  • “loud thunder”
  • “her voice was too loud”
  • “loud trombones”
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2.

tastelessly showy

  • “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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3.

used chiefly as a direction or description in music

  • “the forte passages in the composition”
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adverb

1.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English loude, loud, lud, from Old English hlūd (“loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, *hlūþaz (“heard”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewtos (“heard, famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Phrases

  • loud silence Terms derived from loud (adjective)

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