WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
loud /laʊd/USA pronunciation
adj., -er, -est, adv.
adj.
adv.
loud•ly, adv.
loud•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025adj.
- marked by high volume of sound:loud peals of thunder.
- clamorous;
noisy:a loud party. - too brightly colored;
ostentatious:loud colors; a loud tie.
adv.
- in a loud manner: loudly:Don't talk so loud.
- Idioms out loud, aloud;
so as to be heard:spoke out loud.
loud•ly, adv.
loud•ness, n. [uncountable]
loud
(loud),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv.
adj.
adv.
loud′ly, adv.
loud′ness, n.
adj.
- (of sound) strongly audible;
having exceptional volume or intensity:loud talking;loud thunder;loud whispers. - making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds:a quartet of loud trombones.
- clamorous, vociferous, or blatant;
noisy:a loud party; a loud demonstration. - emphatic or insistent:to be loud in one's praises; a loud denial.
- garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colors, dress, or the wearer of garish dress:loud ties; a loud dresser.
- obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons.
- strong or offensive in smell.
adv.
- in a loud manner;
loudly:Don't talk so loud. - Idioms out loud, aloud;
audibly:I thought it, but I never said it out loud. Just whisper, don't speak out loud.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hlūd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon hlūd (Dutch luid), Old High German hlūt (German laut); akin to Greek klytós famous
loud′ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged resounding; deafening; stentorian. Loud, noisy describe a strongly audible sound or sounds. Loud means characterized by a full, powerful sound or sounds, which make a strong impression on the organs of hearing:a loud voice, laugh, report.Noisy refers to a series of sounds, and suggests clamor and discordance, or persistence in making loud sounds that are disturbing and annoying:a noisy crowd.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gaudy, flashy, showy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quiet.
'loudly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gjallar-horn
- aloud
- bang
- banger
- barker
- barrack
- bawl
- bawl out
- belt
- belt out
- belter
- blare
- blat
- blazon
- bluster
- boast
- braggart
- bully
- burst
- cachinnate
- call
- call out
- clang
- clarion
- cry
- declaim
- exclaim
- f
- ff
- forte
- fortissimo
- guffaw
- jingo
- loud
- loudmouth
- lung
- maroon
- murder
- noise
- out
- palaver
- peal
- plangent
- popoff
- pound
- re-sound
- reboant
- resounding
- ring
- roar