loude

English

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Etymology

From Middle English loude, lude, from Old English hlȳd (noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (sound), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewe- (to hear). Cognate with Scots lood, luid (sound, noise, tone, voice), West Frisian lûd (sound, voice, vote, say), Dutch geluid (sound), German Laut (sound), Swedish ljud (sound), Icelandic hljóð (sound).

Noun

loude (plural loudes)

  1. (obsolete) Sound.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewtos.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luːd/

Adjective

loude (inflected form loude, comparative loudere)

  1. Making a lot of noise or tending to do so; loud.
  2. (rare) Hearable; detectable by one's listening.
  3. (rare) Obvious, easily detectable or discoverable.
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Etymology 2

From Old English hlūde, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdǭ.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluːd(ə)/

Adverb

loude (comparative louder)

  1. In a way that makes a lot of noise; loudly.
  2. (rare) Hearably; in a way that is detectable by one's listening.
  3. (rare) Obviously, in a way that is easily detectable or discoverable.
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Etymology 3

From a conflation of Old English hlȳd (from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō) and Old Norse hljóð (from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą).

Noun

loude

  1. Alternative form of lude
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