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loudest |
Overview of adj loud The adj loud has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (50) loud -- (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones") 2. (1) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy -- (tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments") 3. forte, loud -- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition") Antonyms of adj loud 3 senses of loud Sense 1 loud (vs. soft) soft (vs. loud) => dull, muffled, muted, softened => gentle => little, small => low low-toned => murmuring, susurrant, whispering => murmurous, rustling, soughing, susurrous => soft-footed => soft-spoken => hushed, muted, subdued, quiet Sense 2 brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy INDIRECT (VIA tasteless) -> tasteful, in good taste Sense 3 forte (vs. piano), loud Similarity of adj loud 3 senses of loud Sense 1 loud (vs. soft) => big => blaring, blasting => clarion => deafening, earsplitting, roaring, thunderous, thundery => earthshaking => loud-mouthed => loud-voiced => shattering => shouted, yelled => vocal Also See-> audible#1, hearable#1; noisy#1 Sense 2 brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy => tasteless (vs. tasteful), in poor taste(prenominal) Sense 3 forte (vs. piano), loud => fortemente => fortissimo Attributes of adj loud 1 of 3 senses of loud Sense 1 loud (vs. soft) => volume, loudness, intensity Familiarity of adj loud loud used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj loud loud loud-mouthed loud-voiced Overview of adj loud The adj loud has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (50) loud -- (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones") 2. (1) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy -- (tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments") 3. forte, loud -- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition")
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