loud

Meaning

Adj

1. Of great intensity.
2. (usually) Noisy.
3. (usually) Not subtle or reserved, brash.
4. (usually) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
5. (slang) High-quality; premium; (by extension) having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality.

Noun

1. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A loud sound or part of a sound.
2. (slang, uncountable) High-quality marijuana.

Adv

Loudly.

Synonyms

noisy

boisterous

loudly

clamorous

hard

garish

strong

resounding

vociferous

gaudy

big

flashy

tumultuous

aloud

sonorous

showy

high

stentorian

shrill

forte

rowdy

strongly

powerful

large

lofty

harsh

tacky

uproarious

strident

booming

great

tall

forceful

intense

ringing

stormy

big man

stiff

cheap

riotous

roaring

brassy

noise

resonant

long

flash

make noise

meretricious

heavy

glaring

Translations

laut

luid

fort

hard

forte

alto

fuerte

bruyant

haut

alt

alto

alto

ruidoso

sonore

grell

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laʊd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: loude

Cognate with Scots: loud

Cognate with Swedish: ljud

Cognate with Western Frisian: lûd

Cognate with Dutch: luid

Cognate with Low German: lud

Cognate with German: laut

Cognate with Irish: clú

Cognate with Welsh: clywed

Cognate with Latin: laudare

Cognate with Ancient Greek: κλυτός

Cognate with Albanian: quaj

Cognate with Classical Armenian: լու

Cognate with Church Slavic: слава

Cognate with Sanskrit: श्रव

Inherited from Old English: hlūde

In summary

From Middle English loude, loud, lud, from Old English hlūd (“loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, *hlūþaz (“heard”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewtos (“heard, famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). More at listen.
Cognates
Akin to Scots loud, lowd (“loud”), Swedish ljud, West Frisian lûd (“loud”), Dutch luid (“loud”), Low German lud (“loud”), German laut (“loud”), Irish clú (“repute”), Welsh clywed (“heard”), clod (“praise”), Latin laudare (“praise”), Tocharian A/B klots/klautso 'ear', klyostär 'heard', Ancient Greek κλυτός (klutós, “famous”), Albanian quaj (“to name, call”), shquar (“famous, notorious”), Old Armenian լու (lu, “the act of hearing”), Old Church Slavonic слава (slava, “glory”), слово (slovo, “word”), Sanskrit श्रव (śráva, “glory”).

Sentences

The concert was loud enough for everyone in the city to hear .

A large piece suddenly came off and fell with a loud and sharp noise .