loud  /læʊd/

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"

synset: loud

antonym: 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"

synset: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy

3. (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud; with force; "the forte passages in the composition"

synset: forte, loud

antonym: piano, soft

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"

synset: loudly, loud, aloud

antonym: softly, quietly

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