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LOUDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tasteless showiness
Synonyms:
brashness; flashiness; garishness; gaudiness; glitz; loudness; meretriciousness; tawdriness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("loudness" is a kind of...):
tastelessness (inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste)
Derivation:
loud (tastelessly showy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
Example:
the kids played their music at full volume
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("loudness" is a kind of...):
sound property (an attribute of sound)
Attribute:
loud (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity)
soft ((of sound) relatively low in volume)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loudness"):
crescendo ((music) a gradual increase in loudness)
Antonym:
softness (a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency)
Derivation:
loud (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity)
loud ((used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud; with force)
