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loud

Syllabification: (loud)
Pronunciation: /loud/
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Definition of loud

adjective

  • producing or capable of producing much noise; easily audible:they were kept awake by loud music she had a loud voice
  • strong or emphatic in expression:there were loud protests from the lumber barons
  • vulgarly obtrusive; flashy:a man in a loud checked suit

adverb

  • with a great deal of volume:they shouted as loud as they could

Phrases

out loud

aloud; audibly:she laughed out loud

Derivatives

louden

Pronunciation: /ˈloudn/
verb

loudly

adverb

loudness

noun

Origin:

Old English hlūd; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning 'hear', shared by Greek kluein 'hear', klutos 'famous' and Latin cluere 'be famous'

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