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loud

having great volume or intensity; The band is very loud.; tastelessly showy; I would not wear such a loud shirt.

Not to be confused with:

laud – to praise, honor, extol

loud

(loud)

adj. loud·er, loud·est

1. Characterized by high volume and intensity. Used of sound: a loud whistle.

2. Producing sound of high volume and intensity: a loud construction work site.

3. Clamorous and insistent: loud denials.

a. Having strikingly bright colors: a loud necktie. See garish.

b. Having a very strong or overpowering odor.

adv. louder, loudest

In a loud manner.

[Middle English, from Old English hlūd; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.]

loud′ly adv.

loud′ness n.

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loud

(laʊd)

adj

1. (of sound) relatively great in volume: a loud shout.

2. making or able to make sounds of relatively great volume: a loud voice.

3. clamorous, insistent, and emphatic: loud protests.

4. (of colours, designs, etc) offensive or obtrusive to look at

5. characterized by noisy, vulgar, and offensive behaviour

adv

6. in a loud manner

7. out loud audibly, as distinct from silently

[Old English hlud; related to Old Swedish hlūd, German laut]

ˈloudly adv

ˈloudness n

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loud

(laʊd)

adj. -er, -est,
adv. adj.

1. having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder.

2. making or uttering strongly audible sounds: a quartet of loud trombones.

3. clamorous; noisy: a loud party.

4. emphatic; insistent: loud in one's praises.

5. garish; ostentatious: a loud necktie.

6. obtrusively vulgar; coarse.

7. strong or offensive in smell.

adv.

8. in a loud manner; loudly: Don't talk so loud.

Idioms:

out loud, aloud; audibly.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English hlūd, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon hlūd, Old High German hlūt]

loud′ly, adv.

loud′ness, n.

loud

happy-clappy - Refers to any Christian congregation that is extremely enthusiastic, loud, and musical.
stentor - Homer introduced Stentor, a very loud herald, in the Iliad—which gives us stentor, "person with a loud voice," and stentorian, which originally meant "loud, booming."
rodomontade - Meaning loud bragging, it got its name from Rodomonto, a loud bragging Moorish king of epics.
thersitical, clamant - To be thersitical is to be loudmouthed or foulmouthed; clamant is loud and insistent.

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Adj.	1.	loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" audible, hearable - heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper" noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
	2.	loud - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, tawdry, trashy, brassy, cheap, meretricious, tacky, tatty tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste
	3.	loud - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" forte
Adv.	1.	loud - 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" loudly, aloud

loud

adjective

1. noisy, strong, booming, roaring, piercing, thundering, forte (Music), turbulent, resounding, deafening, thunderous, rowdy, blaring, strident, boisterous, tumultuous, vociferous, vehement, sonorous, ear-splitting, obstreperous, stentorian, clamorous, ear-piercing, high-sounding Suddenly there was a loud bang.
noisy low, soft, quiet, silent, gentle, subdued, inaudible, low-pitched, soundless

2. garish, bold, glaring, flamboyant, vulgar, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, lurid, tasteless, naff (Brit. slang), gaudy, tawdry, showy, ostentatious, brassy He liked to shock with his gold chains and loud clothes.
garish conservative, dull, sober, sombre

3. loud-mouthed, offensive, crude, coarse, vulgar, brash, crass, raucous, brazen (informal) I like your manner; loud people are horrible.
loud-mouthed reserved, retiring, quiet, shy, unassuming

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loud

adjective

1. Marked by extremely high volume and intensity of sound:

blaring, deafening, earsplitting, roaring, stentorian.

2. Tastelessly showy:

brummagem, chintzy, flashy, garish, gaudy, glaring, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel.

Informal: tacky.

Translations

صاخِب، فاقِععالٍ، مُرْتَفِعمَدُو

hlasitýkřiklavýnápadný

højkraftig

laut schreiend grell

ηχηρός

laŭta

chillón fuerte alto ruidoso sonoro

äänekäs

bruyant fort forte haut sonore

glasanbučan

hangos

æpandi, áberandihávær

forte rumoroso sgargiante [di colori]vistoso volgare

大声の

소리가 큰

garsiakalbisgarsintuvasgarso stiprintuvasrėkiantisskambus

kliedzošsskaļštrokšņainsuzkrītošs

luid

høylytt

głośnykrzykliwakrzykliwekrzykliwygłośna

alto barulhento alta

громкий кричащий шумный

hlasný

glasen

högljuddljudlig

ดัง

gürültülü parlak yüksek

响亮的大声的太招摇的过分花哨的

loud

[laʊd] (louder (compar) (loudest (superl)))

A. ADJ

1. (= noisy) [music] → alto, fuerte; [applause, noise, explosion, scream] → fuerte
she has a loud voice → tiene una voz muy fuerte
in a loud voice → en voz alta
the music is too loud → la música está demasiado fuerte or alta
he's a bit loud → es un poco escandaloso
to be loud in one's support for sth → dar grandes muestras de apoyo a algo
to be loud in one's condemnation of sth → condenar algo enérgicamente

2. (pej) (= garish) [colour] → chillón, llamativo; [pattern, clothes] → llamativo
a loud check jacket → una llamativa chaqueta de cuadros

B. ADV [speak] → alto; [laugh, shout] → fuerte
you'll have to speak louder → tendrás que hablar más fuerte or alto
she likes to listen to her music loud → le gusta escuchar la música muy fuerte or alta
"Nevermind" is one of those records you play loud → "Nevermind" es uno de esos discos que tienes que poner a todo volumen
loud and clear I am reading or receiving you loud and clear (Telec) → te recibo perfectamente
I hear you loud and clear, but I don't agree → te entiendo perfectamente, pero no estoy de acuerdo
out loud [think, wonder, read, laugh] → en voz alta
see also cry out A

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loud

[ˈlaʊd]

adj

[music, voice, noise, bang] → fort(e); [applause, cheers] → bruyant(e)
The television is too loud → La télévision est trop forte.
to be loud in condemnation of sth → condamner qch avec force

(= gaudy) → voyant(e), tapageur/euse

adv

[speak, play] → fort
to hear sth loud and clear → entendre qch clairement
out loud → tout haut

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loud

adj (+er)

→ laut; protest, criticism, complaint → lautstark; he was loud in his praise of the concert → er lobte das Konzert überschwänglich; to be loud in one’s condemnation of/opposition to something → etw lautstark verurteilen/ablehnen

(= obtrusive) behaviour → aufdringlich; (= garish) colour → grell, schreiend; tie, clothes → knallbunt

adv → laut; loud and clear → laut und deutlich; to say/read something out loud → etw laut sagen/lesen; to laugh/think out loud → laut lachen/denken

loud

loudmouth

n (inf) → Großmaul nt (inf)

loudmouthed

adj (inf) → großmäulig (inf)

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loud

[laʊd]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → forte; (laugh, applause, thunder) → fragoroso/a, forte; (noisy, behaviour, party, protests) → rumoroso/a (pej) (gaudy, colour, clothes) → chiassoso/a, vistoso/a, sgargiante
the radio's too loud → il volume della radio è troppo alto

2. adv (speak) → forte
out loud → ad alta voce
loud and clear → chiaro e forte, molto chiaramente

loud

(laud) adjective

1. making a great sound; not quiet. a loud voice; loud music.

2. showy; too bright and harsh. loud colours; a loud shirt.

ˈloudly adverb

ˈloudness noun

ˌloud-ˈhailer noun

a simple type of loudspeaker. The police used a loud-hailer to tell the crowd to get back.

ˌloudˈspeaker noun

1. an instrument for increasing the loudness of sounds so that they can be heard further away. The politician addressed the crowds from his car through a loudspeaker.

2. a speaker in a radio, record-player etc.

loud

→ مَدُو hlasitý høj laut ηχηρός chillón äänekäs bruyant glasan rumoroso 大声の 소리가 큰 luid høylytt głośny alto громкий högljudd ดัง gürültülü to 大声的

loud

a. ruidoso-a, escandaloso-a.

It's too loud → Je příliš hlučno → Det er for støjende → Es ist zu laut → Έχει πολύ θόρυβο → Hay demasiado ruido → Täällä on liian meluista → Il y a trop de bruit → Preglasno je → È troppo rumoroso → やかましすぎます → 너무 시끄러워요 → Het is te lawaaiig → Det er for høyt → Jest za głośno → Está barulhento demais → Det är för högljutt → Çok gürültülü → Ồn ào quá → 太吵闹

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