loudness (redirected from Volume (sound))

loud  (loud)

adj. loud·er, loud·est

1. Characterized by high volume and intensity. Used of sound.

2. Producing sound of high volume and intensity.

3. Clamorous and insistent: loud denials.

4.

a. Having offensively bright colors: a loud necktie.

b. Having an offensively strong odor.

c. Offensive in manner.

adv. louder, loudest

In a loud manner.

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[Middle English, from Old English hld; see kleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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loudly adv.

loudness n.

Synonyms: loud, earsplitting, stentorian, strident
These adjectives mean marked by or producing great volume and often disagreeable intensity of sound: loud trumpets; earsplitting shrieks; stentorian tones; strident, screeching brakes. See Also Synonyms at gaudy¹.

Antonym: soft

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	loudness - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" intensity, volume sound property - an attribute of sound crescendo - (music) a gradual increase in loudness fortissimo, forte - (music) loud softness - a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; "and in softness almost beyond hearing"
	2.	loudness - tasteless showiness                   brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, tawdriness, meretriciousness tastelessness - inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste

Translations

loudness [ˈlaʊdnɪs] N

1. [of bang, explosion] → estrépito m
we couldn't hear because of the loudness of the music → la música estaba tan alta que no nos dejaba oír

2. [of clothes, colour] → lo llamativo

loudness

n

(= volume) → Lautstärke f; the loudness of his voice → seine laute Stimme

(= obtrusiveness) → Aufdringlichkeit f; (of colour) → Grellheit f; (of clothes) → Buntheit f

loudness [ˈlaʊdnɪs] n (see adj) → forza, fragorosità, rumorosità, chiassosità