Loud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

tastelessly showy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaʊd/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈaʊd/.

Examples

a group of loud children
loud thunder
her voice was too loud

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tawdry trashy flashy tacky loudly flash garish cheap gaudy tatty forte gimcrack aloud brassy meretricious

Antonyms

soft softly piano

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity “a group of loud children”
adjective	tastelessly showy “a flash car”
adjective	used chiefly as a direction or description in music “the forte passages in the composition”
adverb	with relatively high volume “the band played loudly”

Word Forms

loudness	noun	the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
cheapness	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
flash	noun	a gaudy outward display
flashiness	noun	tasteless showiness
garishness	noun	strident color or excessive ornamentation
gaud	noun	cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
gaudiness	noun	tasteless showiness
meretriciousness	noun	tasteless showiness
tackiness	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
tat	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
tawdriness	noun	tasteless showiness
trashiness	noun	the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

laut

gekennzeichnet durch einen Klang von großer Lautstärke oder Intensität

🇫🇷French

fort

caractérisé par ou produisant un son de grand volume ou d'intensité

🇪🇸Spanish

alto

caracterizado por o producir sonido de gran volumen o intensidad

🇮🇹Italian

forte

caratterizzato o producente un suono di grande volume o intensità

🇳🇱Dutch

luidruchtig

gekenmerkt door of produceren van geluid met een groot volume of intensiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

alto

caracterizado por ou produzir som de grande volume ou intensidade

🇷🇺Russian

громкий

характеризуется или производит звук большой громкости или интенсивности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊँचा स्वर

बड़ी मात्रा या तीव्रता की ध्वनि उत्पन्न करने वाला या उत्पन्न करने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

জোরে

দ্বারা চিহ্নিত বা মহান ভলিউম বা তীব্রতা শব্দ উত্পাদন

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தமாக

பெரிய அளவு அல்லது தீவிரத்தின் ஒலியால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது அல்லது உருவாக்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బిగ్గరగా

గొప్ప వాల్యూమ్ లేదా తీవ్రత యొక్క ధ్వని ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది లేదా ఉత్పత్తి చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जोरात

मोठ्या आवाजाच्या किंवा तीव्रतेच्या आवाजाद्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत किंवा निर्मिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોટેથી

મહાન વોલ્યુમ અથવા તીવ્રતાના અવાજ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે અથવા ઉત્પન્ન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೋರಾಗಿ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪರಿಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ತೀವ್ರತೆಯ ಧ್ವನಿಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉച്ചത്തിൽ

വലിയ വോളിയത്തിൻ്റെയോ തീവ്രതയോ ഉള്ള ശബ്ദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਚੀ

ਮਹਾਨ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلند آواز

عظیم حجم یا شدت کی آواز کی خصوصیت یا پیدا کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大声

其特征在于或产生大音量或强度的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

うるさい

大きな音量または強さの音を特徴とする、またはそれを生み出す

🇰🇷Korean

시끄러운

큰 음량이나 강도의 소리를 특징으로 하거나 생성하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ồn ào

đặc trưng bởi hoặc tạo ra âm thanh có âm lượng hoặc cường độ lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ดัง

มีลักษณะหรือทำให้เกิดเสียงที่มีความดังหรือความเข้มข้นมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

keras

ditandai dengan atau menghasilkan suara dengan volume atau intensitas yang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

malakas

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng o paggawa ng tunog ng napakalakas o intensity

🇲🇾Malay

kuat

dicirikan oleh atau menghasilkan bunyi dengan kelantangan atau keamatan yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عالي

تتميز أو تنتج صوتًا ذو حجم أو شدة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

با صدای بلند

با یا تولید صدایی با حجم یا شدت زیاد مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yüksek sesle

Büyük hacim veya yoğunlukta ses ile karakterize edilen veya üretilen ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּקוֹל רָם

מאופיין או הפקת צליל בעל עוצמת קול או עוצמה רבה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'loud'?

The primary meaning of 'loud' is 'characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'loud' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'loud' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'loud' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'loud' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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