Main entry: loud
Definition: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
Usage: a group of loud children; loud thunder; her voice was too loud; loud trombones
Definition: used chiefly as a direction or description in music
Usage: the forte passages in the composition
Main entry: meretricious, loud, cheap, brassy, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, gimcrack
Definition: tastelessly showy
Usage: a flash car; a flashy ring; garish colors; a gaudy costume; loud sport shirts; a meretricious yet stylish book; tawdry ornaments
Main entry: aloud, loud, loudly
Definition: with relatively high volume
Usage: 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