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Webster 1913 Edition

Loud

Loud

(loud)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Louder
(loud′ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Loudest
.]
[OE.
loud
,
lud
, AS.
hlūd
; akin to OS.
hlūd
, D.
luid
, OHG.
lūt
, G.
laut
, L.
-clutus
, in in
clutus
, in
clitus
, celebrated, renowned,
cluere
to be called, Gr.
κλυτόσ
heard, loud, famous,
κλύειν
to hear, Skr.
çru
. √41. Cf.
Client
,
Listen
,
Slave
a serf.]
1.
Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force;
as, a
loud
cry;
loud
thunder.
They were instant with
loud
voices, requiring that he might be crucified.
Luke xxiii. 23.
2.
Clamorous; boisterous.
She is
loud
and stubborn.
Prov. vii. 11.
3.
Emphatic; impressive; urgent;
as, a
loud
call for united effort
.
[Colloq.]
Syn. – Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.

Loud

,
adv.
[AS.
hlūde
.]
With loudness; loudly.
To speak
loud
in public assemblies.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Loud

LOUD

,
Adj.
[L. laudo, to praise, and with a prefix, plaudo. Heb.]
1.
Having a great sound; high sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder.
2.
Uttering or making a great noise; as loud instruments. 2Chron. 30.
3.
Clamorous; noisy.
She is loud and stubborn. Prov. 7.
4.
Emphatical; impressive; as a loud call to avoid danger.

Definition 2024

Loud

Loud

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English

Proper noun

Loud

  1. A surname​.

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English

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Adjective

loud ‎(comparative louder, superlative loudest)

  1. (of a sound) Of great intensity.
    • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
      Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
    Turn that music down; it's too loud.‎
  2. (of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy.
    • Bible, Proverbs vii. 11
      She is loud and stubborn.
    a loud party that went on all night‎
  3. (of a person, event, etc.) Not subtle or reserved, brash.
  4. (of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
    a loud style of dress;  loud colors‎
  5. (of marijuana, slang) High-quality; premium; (by extension) having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality

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Translations

Adverb

loud ‎(comparative more loud, superlative most loud)

  1. Loudly.

Noun

loud ‎(uncountable)

  1. (slang) High-quality marijuana

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Etymology

From Middle English loud, lud, from Old English hlūd ‎(“loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, *hlūþaz ‎(“heard”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewtos ‎(“heard, famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‎(“to hear”). Akin to Scots loud, lowd ‎(“loud”), Swedish ljud, West Frisian lûd ‎(“loud”), Dutch luid ‎(“loud”), Low German lud ‎(“loud”), German laut ‎(“loud”), Irish clú ‎(“repute”), Welsh clywed ‎(“heard”), clod ‎(“praise”), Latin inclutus ‎(“famous”), Tocharian A/B klots/klautso 'ear', klyostär 'heard', Ancient Greek κλυτός ‎(klutós, “famous”), Albanian quaj ‎(“to name, call”), shquar ‎(“famous, notorious”), Old Armenian լու ‎(lu, “the act of hearing”), Old Church Slavonic слава ‎(slava, “glory”), слово ‎(slovo, “word”), Sanskrit श्रव ‎(śráva, “glory”). More at listen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʊd/
  • Rhymes: -aʊd

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