Loud

[compar. LOUDER; superl. LOUDEST.] [A-S. & O. Sax. hlúd, D. luid, O. H. Ger. hlût, lût, M. H. Ger. lût, N. H. Ger. laut, allied to Lat. clutus, clytus, in inclutus, inclytus, celebrated, renowned, and Gr. κλυτός, heard, loud, famous, from κλύειν, to hear.]

1Sense 1. Making a great sound; high-sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder.

2Sense 2. Clamorous; boisterous.

She is loud and stubborn. Prov. vii. 11.

3Sense 3. Emphatical; impressive; as, a loud call to avoid danger. “In a more ostentatious, much louder style than is freely patronized on this side of the Channel.” Carlyle.

Synonyms— Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous; tumultuous; turbulent; blustering; vehement.

[O. Sax. hlūdo, O. H. Ger. hlūto, lūto, M. H. Ger. lūte, N. H. Ger. laut. See supra.] With loudness; loudly.