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Definition of loud :
1. Clamorous; boisterous.
2. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort.
3. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.
4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors.
5. With loudness; loudly.
Synonyms:
intense, style, thunderous, earthshaking, raucous, brazen, bodacious, specious, tawdry, insolent, trashy, gaudy, harsh, glaring, barefaced, rude, showy, quiet, shoddy, piercing, shouted, chinchy, flashy, loud-mouthed, moth-eaten, loud-voiced, rubbishy, vocal, cacophonous, shabby, clamorously, sleazy, cheesy, loudly, chintzy, lusty, yelled, aloud, vulgar, offensive, resonant, garish, jazzy, thundery, tinny, clarion, obstreperously, punk, forte, faint, bald-faced, cheap, shattering, tasteless, crashing, rambunctious, bombastic, out loud, emphatic, fortemente, meretricious, tatty, obstreperous, bum, crummy, shrill, high-sounding, big, stentorian, deep, inexpensive, heavy, ringing, gimcrack, resounding, in poor taste, vehement, cheapjack, gilded, ratty, brassy, tinsel, sporty, brash, brazen-faced, full, soft, brasslike, ornate, brummagem, audacious, turbulent, powerful, tacky, flash
loud (part of speech: adjective)
clamorous, boisterous, strident, roaring, noisy, blaring, deafening, bellowing, booming, clangorous, uproarious, fortissimo, earsplitting, blasting, vociferous, sonorous, tumultuous, blatant
Usage examples:
- The conversation soon became both loud and general. - "The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete", Charles James Lever (1806-1872).
- But they don't sing very loud. - "Face to Face with Kaiserism", James W. Gerard.
- Some time was spent in loud conversation in the parlour below, and I discovered that he had brought his friend, an attorney, with him. - "Maria The Wrongs of Woman", Mary Wollstonecraft.