loud
Adjective
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Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity (synset 301455372)
"a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"also:tells us about: intensity, loudness, volume - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)similar to:
- big - loud and firm
- blaring, blasting - unpleasantly loud and penetrating
- clarion - loud and clear
- deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery - loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
- earthshaking - loud enough to shake the very earth
- harsh-voiced - having an unusually harsh sound
- loud-mouthed - given to loud offensive talk
- loud-voiced - having an unusually loud voice
- shattering - seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
- shouted, yelled - in a vehement outcry
- trumpet-like - resembling the sound of a trumpet
- vocal - full of the sound of voices
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Tastelessly showy (synset 302402358)
"a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"similar to: tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste
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(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud;
With force (synset 301461579)"the forte passages in the composition"similar to:- fortemente - (chiefly a direction or description in music) loud and strong
- fortissimo - (chiefly a direction or description in music) very loud and strong
same as: forte
Adverb
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With relatively high volume (synset 400070301)
"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"
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