loud
adjective
[ laʊd ]
• producing or capable of producing much noise.
• "they were kept awake by loud music"
Similar:
noisy,
blaring,
booming,
deafening,
roaring,
thunderous,
thundering,
tumultuous,
clamorous,
blasting,
head-splitting,
ear-splitting,
ear-piercing,
piercing,
cacophonous,
harsh,
raucous,
strident,
resounding,
reverberating,
reverberant,
carrying,
clearly audible,
sonorous,
deep,
ringing,
lusty,
powerful,
forceful,
stentorian,
full-throated,
rowdy,
forte,
fortissimo,
loud
adverb
• with a great deal of volume.
• "they shouted as loud as they could"
Origin:
Old English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; 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’.
out loud
• aloud; audibly.
• "she laughed out loud"
