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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity;
- Example: "a group of loud children"
- Example: "loud thunder"
- Example: "her voice was too loud"
- Example: "loud trombones"

2. tastelessly showy;
- Example: "a flash car"
- Example: "a flashy ring"
- Example: "garish colors"
- Example: "a gaudy costume"
- Example: "loud sport shirts"
- Example: "a meretricious yet stylish book"
- Example: "tawdry ornaments"
[syn: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy]

3. used chiefly as a direction or description in music;
- Example: "the forte passages in the composition"
[syn: forte, loud]


ADVERB (1)

1. with relatively high volume;
- Example: "the band played loudly"
- Example: "she spoke loudly and angrily"
- Example: "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"
- Example: "cried aloud for help"
[syn: loudly, loud, aloud]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loud \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.]
   With loudness; loudly.
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         To speak loud in public assemblies.      --Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loud \Loud\ (loud), a. [Compar. Louder (loud"[~e]r); superl.
   Loudest.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d,
   D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus,
   inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr.
   klyto`s heard, loud, famous, kly`ein to hear, Skr. [,c]ru.
   [root]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.
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            They were instant with loud voices, requiring that
            he might be crucified.                --Luke xxiii.
                                                  23.
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   2. Clamorous; boisterous.
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            She is loud and stubborn.             --Prov. vii.
                                                  11.
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   3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united
      effort. [Colloq.]
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   4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a
      loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]

   Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous;
        turbulent; blustering; vehement.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

loud
    adv 1: 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" [syn: loudly, loud, aloud] [ant:
           quietly, softly]
    adj 1: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or
           intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder";
           "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [ant: soft]
    2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
       colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
       meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn:
       brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy,
       gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty,
       tawdry, trashy]
    3: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
       forte passages in the composition" [syn: forte, loud]
       [ant: piano, soft]