loudness

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