loud

English

/laʊd/

adj
Definitions
  • (of a sound) Of great intensity.
  • (of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy.
  • (of a person, event, etc.) Not subtle or reserved, brash.
  • (of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
  • (of marijuana) high-High-quality; premium; (by extension) having a strong or pungent odour indicating good quality

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English loude derived from Old English hlūd (sonorous, sounding, noisy, loud) derived from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (loud, famous, noise, sound) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewtos (famous, heard), *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

Gloss

hear, clean, famous, heard, listen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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