loud

About 14.81 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of great intensity.

   Turn that music down; it's too loud.

2. adjective Noisy.

   a loud party that went on all night

3. adjective Not subtle or reserved, brash.
4. adjective Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.

   a loud style of dress; loud colors

5. adjective High-quality; premium; having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality.
6. adjective Of great intensity.
7. noun A loud sound or part of a sound.
8. noun High-quality marijuana.

Similar words

aloud earsplitting tawdry garish gaudy roaring gimcrack tacky flashy meretricious

Often followed by

and voice enough as in noise that to cries

Word family

louder loudest loudlier loudliest loudly