loud
pronunciation
How to pronounce loud in British English:
UK [laʊd]
How to pronounce loud in American English:
US [laʊd]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
- tastelessly showy
- used chiefly as a direction or description in music
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- Adverb:
- with relatively high volume
Word Origin
- loud
- loud: [OE] The underlying meaning of loud is ‘heard, audible’ – for it goes back ultimately to an Indo-European *klu- ‘hear’ (source also of English listen). The past participial form based on this, *klūtós, passed into prehistoric West Germanic as *khluthaz, which has since differentiated into German laut, Dutch luid, and English loud.=> listen
- loud (adj.)
- Old English hlud "noisy, making noise, sonorous," from West Germanic *khluthaz "heard" (cognates: Old Frisian and Old Saxon hlud, Middle Dutch luut, Dutch luid, Old High German hlut, German laut "loud"), from PIE past participle *klutos- (cognates: Sanskrit srutah, Greek klytos "heard of, celebrated," Armenian lu "known," Welsh clod "praise"), from root *kleu- "to hear" (see listen). Application to colors first recorded 1849. The adverb is from Old English hlude, from Proto-Germanic *khludai (cognates: Dutch luid, German laut). Paired with clear since at least c. 1650.
Synonym
Example
- 1. I strongly recommend confessing the word of god out loud .
- 2. When we say loud , we mean loud .
- 3. Suddenly , the re was a loud noise from the hall .
- 4. An especially loud fire engine can still make the heart pound .
- 5. So while beijing announces the latest edicts in a loud voice , local governments undermine that policy in whispers .