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Meaning of loud

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  loud
      adv 1: 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" [syn: {loudly}, {loud}, {aloud}] [ant:
             {quietly}, {softly}]
      adj 1: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or
             intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder";
             "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [ant: {soft}]
      2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
         colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
         meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn:
         {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy},
         {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tatty},
         {tawdry}, {trashy}]
      3: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
         forte passages in the composition" [syn: {forte}, {loud}]
         [ant: {piano}, {soft}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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