loud : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: loud	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for loud
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loud adv 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" Synonym(s): loudly, loud, aloud Antonym(s): quietly, softly adj characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" Antonym(s): soft tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" Synonym(s): brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" Synonym(s): forte, loud Antonym(s): piano, soft
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loud \Loud\, a. [Compar. {Louder}; superl. {Loudest}.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[?]d; akin to OS. hl[?]d, D. luid, OHG. l[?]t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. [?] heard, loud, famous, [?] to hear, Skr. [?]ru. [?]. 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.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loud \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[umac]de.] With loudness; loudly. To speak loud in public assemblies. --Addison.