Definition of LOUD

loud

Plural: louds

Adjective

  • Producing or capable of producing much noise.
  • characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
    • "a group of loud children"
    • "loud thunder"
    • "her voice was too loud"
    • "loud trombones"
  • used chiefly as a direction or description in music

Adjective Satellite

  • tastelessly showy
    • "loud sport shirts"

Adverb

  • with relatively high volume
    • "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"

Adj

  • Of great intensity.
  • Noisy.
  • Not subtle or reserved, brash.
  • Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
  • High-quality; premium; (by extension) having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality.

Noun

  • A loud sound or part of a sound.
  • High-quality marijuana.

Adv

  • Loudly.

Examples

  • a loud party that went on all night
  • a loud style of dress; loud colors
  • The exclamation "BINGO!" was LOUD, signaling a Words With Friends triumph.
  • Turn that music down; it's too loud.
  • What was that? It sounded like a really loud sneeze.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English loude, loud, lud, from Old English hlūd (“loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, *hlūþaz (“heard”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewtos (“heard, famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). More at listen.
Cognates
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 laudare (“praise”), 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”).

Scrabble Score: 5

loud: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
loud: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loud: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

loud: valid Words With Friends Word