loud

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Old English hlūd (loud), from Proto-Germanic *hlūþaz (heard) (compare Dutch luid, German laut), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewtos (heard, fame), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-; akin to Irish clú (repute), Welsh clywed (heard), clod (praise), Latin inclutus (famous), Tocharian A/B klots/klautso 'ear', klyostär 'heard', Ancient Greek κλυτός (klútós, famous), Albanian quaj, quej (to call, name), Old Armenian լու (lu, the act of hearing), Old Church Slavonic слава (slava, glory), слово (slovo, word), Sanskrit श्रव (śráva, glory). More at listen.

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loud (comparative louder, superlative loudest)

  1. (of a sound) Of great intensity.
    Turn that music down, it's too loud.
  2. (of a person, thing, event, etc) Noisy.
  3. (of a person, event, etc) Not subtle or reserved, brash.
  4. (of clothing, decorations, etc) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns.

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loud (comparative more loud, superlative most loud)

  1. Loudly.

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