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Loud: Meaning, Examples, and Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：noisy (loud)

loud 🔊

/laʊd/

adj.

making a lot of noise or being strong in sound, making it easily heard.

Loud music from headphones causing a person to react with enjoyment

noisy 🔊

➕

/ˈnɔɪzi/

adj.

Describing a sound that is strong, intense, and easily audible, often at a high volume.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'hlūd', meaning 'noisy'. No productive affixes.

💡 Mnemonic

A 'loud' shirt screams for attention; it's visually noisy.

📖 Example

The concert was so fun, but the music was loud enough that I could feel the floor vibrating. 🔊 The concert was so fun, but the music was loud enough that I could feel the floor vibrating.

🔗 Collocations

loud music – music played at high volume

loud noise – a sound that is harsh and strong

loud voice – a voice that is easily heard from far away

🔄 Synonyms

noisy (adj.) – full of or making a lot of noise

blaring (adj.) – making a loud, harsh sound

deafening (adj.) – so loud that it makes hearing difficult

🚫 Antonyms

quiet (adj.) – making little or no noise

soft (adj.) – not loud; gentle in sound

silent (adj.) – completely quiet; without sound

🌱 Derivatives

loudly (adv.) – in a way that makes a lot of noise

loudness (n.) – the quality of being loud

louder (adj. comp.) – more loud

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'loud' traces back to Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, related to 'listened'. It has been used for both sound and visual intensity since Middle English.

Meaning 2：garish (loud)

loud 🔊

/laʊd/

adj.

very bright and eye-catching, usually about colors or patterns, sometimes too much so.

garish 🔊

➕

/ˈɡɛrɪʃ/

adj.

Describing colors or patterns that are extremely bright, flashy, and often considered in poor taste due to excessive vividness.

📁 Category：Fashion Trends 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

He wore a loud, brightly colored shirt to the party, making him stand out from the crowd in simple clothes. 🔊 He wore a loud, brightly colored shirt to the party, making him stand out from the crowd in simple clothes.

🔗 Collocations

loud color – a color that is very bright and attention-grabbing

loud pattern – a design with bold, clashing elements

loud shirt – a shirt with extremely vivid and flashy design

🔄 Synonyms

garish (adj.) – obtrusively bright and showy, often in a vulgar way

flashy (adj.) – attracting attention by being bright, colorful, or expensive-looking

gaudy (adj.) – extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless

🚫 Antonyms

subdued (adj.) – not bright or conspicuous; subtle

muted (adj.) – softened or toned down in color

plain (adj.) – without decoration; simple in style

🌱 Derivatives

loudly (adv.) – used to describe dressing in a flashy way