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loud

/laʊd/

adjective, loud·er, loud·est.

1. (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity:

loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.

2. making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds:

a quartet of loud trombones.

3. clamourous, vociferous, or blatant; noisy:

a loud party; a loud demonstration.

4. emphatic or insistent:

to be loud in one's praises; a loud denial.

5. garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colours, dress, or the wearer of garish dress:

loud ties; a loud dresser.

adverb

1. aloud; out loud audibly, as distinct from silently.

2. in a loud manner; loudly:

Don't talk so loud.

synonyms (related words)

lusty, resounding, vehement, powerful, strident, emphatic, raucous, deafening, boisterous, strong, intense, flamboyant.

origin of loud

middle English, from Old English hlud "noisy; making or emitting noise" (of voices, musical instruments, etc.), from PIE *klutos- (source also of Sanskrit srutah, Greek klytos "heard of, celebrated," Latin inclutus "renowned, famous," Armenian lu "known," Irish cloth "noble, brave," Welsh clod "praise, fame"), suffixed form of root *kleu- "to hear."

idioms

out loud, aloud; audibly:

I thought it, but I never said it out loud. Just whisper, don't speak out loud.