| a. | 1. | Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; |
| 2. | Clamorous; boisterous. | |
| 3. | Emphatic; impressive; urgent; | |
| 4. | Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; | |
| adv. | 1. | With loudness; loudly. |
| Adj. | 1. | loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" Antonyms: soft - of sound; relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" |
| 2. | loud - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" | |
| 3. | loud - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" Synonyms: forte | |
| Adv. | 1. | loud - 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" |