noise

noise (noiz)

a. Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesired.

b. Sound or a sound of any kind: The only noise was the wind in the pines.

2. A loud outcry or commotion: the noise of the mob; a lot of noise over the new law.

3. Physics A disturbance, especially a random and persistent disturbance, that obscures or reduces the clarity of a signal.

4. Computer Science Irrelevant or meaningless data.

5. Informal

a. A complaint or protest.

b. Rumor; talk.

c. noises Remarks or actions intended to convey a specific impression or to attract attention: "The U.S. is making appropriately friendly noises to the new Socialist Government" (Flora Lewis).

v. noised, nois·ing, nois·es

v.tr.

To spread the rumor or report of.

v.intr.

1. To talk much or volubly.

2. To be noisy; make noise.

[Middle English, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *nausea, discomfort, from Latin nausea, seasickness; see nausea.]

Synonyms: noise, din, racket², uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel
These nouns refer to loud, confused, or disagreeable sound or sounds. Noise is the least specific: deafened by the noise in the subway.
A din is a jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds: the din of the factory.
Racket is loud, distressing noise: the racket made by trucks rolling along cobblestone streets.
Uproar, pandemonium, and hullabaloo imply disorderly tumult together with loud, bewildering sound: "The evening uproar of the howling monkeys burst out" (W.H. Hudson); "a pandemonium of dancing and whooping, drumming and feasting" (Francis Parkman); a tremendous hullabaloo in the agitated crowd.
Hubbub emphasizes turbulent activity and concomitant din: the hubbub of bettors, speculators, tipsters, and touts.
Clamor is loud, usually sustained noise, as of a public outcry of dissatisfaction: "not in the clamor of the crowded street" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow); a debate that was interrupted by a clamor of opposition.
Babel stresses confusion of vocal sounds arising from simultaneous utterance and random mixture of languages: guests chattering in a babel of tongues at the diplomatic reception.

Word History: Those who find that too much noise makes them ill will not be surprised that the word noise can possibly be traced back to the Latin word nausea, "seasickness, feeling of sickness." Our words nausea and noise are doublets, that is, words borrowed in different forms from the same word. Nausea, first recorded probably before 1425, was borrowed directly from Latin. Noise, first recorded around the beginning of the 13th century, came to us through Old French, which explains its change in form. Old French nois probably also came from Latin nausea, if, as seems possible, there was a change of sense during the Vulgar Latin period, whereby the meaning "seasickness" changed to a more general sense of "discomfort." Word meanings can sometimes change for the better, and nowadays, of course, a noise does not have to be something unpleasant, as in the sentence "The only noise was the wind in the pines."

noise [nɔɪz]

1. a sound, esp one that is loud or disturbing

2. loud shouting; clamour; din

3. (Electronics) any undesired electrical disturbance in a circuit, degrading the useful information in a signal See also signal-to-noise ratio

4. (Physics / General Physics) undesired or irrelevant elements in a visual image removing noise from pictures

5. talk or interest noise about strikes

6. (plural) conventional comments or sounds conveying a reaction, attitude, feeling, etc. she made sympathetic noises

make a noise to talk a great deal or complain

make noises about Informal to give indications of one's intentions the government is making noises about new social security arrangements

(Performing Arts / Theatre)

noises off Theatre sounds made offstage intended for the ears of the audience: used as a stage direction

1. (tr; usually foll by abroad or about) to spread (news, gossip, etc.)

2. (intr) Rare to talk loudly or at length

3. (intr) Rare to make a din or outcry; be noisy

[from Old French, from Latin: nausea]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" clap, bam, bang, blast, eruption - a sudden very loud noise banging - a continuing very loud noise bark - a noise resembling the bark of a dog blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din - a loud harsh or strident noise boom, roar, roaring, thunder - a deep prolonged loud noise chattering, chatter - the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) chattering, chatter - the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine chug - the dull explosive noise made by an engine clack, clap - a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash, crash - a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" clatter - a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones" cracking, crack, snap - a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" crackle, crepitation, crackling - the sharp sound of snapping noises creak, creaking - a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" crunch - the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path" ding-dong - the noise made by a bell explosion - the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away" grate - a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something grinding - a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) grunt, oink - the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs fizzle, hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilation - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" howl - a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless" brouhaha, hubbub, katzenjammer, uproar - loud confused noise from many sources humming, hum - a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" pant - the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine) plonk - the noise of something dropping (as into liquid) plop - the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash plump - the sound of a sudden heavy fall racket - a loud and disturbing noise rale, rattle, rattling - a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle" report - a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence" rhonchus - a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels grumble, grumbling, rumble, rumbling - a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" rustle, whispering, rustling, whisper - a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind scrape, scratching, scraping, scratch - a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" scrunch - a crunching noise shrilling - a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles sizzle - a sizzling noise
	2.	noise - the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" dissonance, racket auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
	3.	noise - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication interference, disturbance clutter - unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" background signal, background - extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" crosstalk, XT - the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling fadeout - a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances jitter - small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources atmospheric static, atmospherics, static - a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference white noise - a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration; "white noise is a good masking agent"
	4.	noise - a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could" cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
	5.	noise - incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" incomprehensibility - the quality of being incomprehensible
	6.	noise - the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan haphazardness, stochasticity, randomness unregularity, irregularity - not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals ergodicity - an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
Verb	1.	noise - emit a noise make noise, resound sizzle - make a sound like frying fat roar, howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute" sough, purl - make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" claxon, honk - use the horn of a car hum - make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming" crunch, scranch, scraunch, crackle - make a crushing noise; "his shoes were crunching on the gravel" creak, screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine - make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" racket - make loud and annoying noises brattle, clack, clatter - make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" clitter, stridulate - make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures; "male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate" drown out - make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music" jangle, jingle, jingle-jangle - make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket" scream - make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies" backfire - emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time" ring out - sound loudly; "a shot rang out" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" blare, blast - make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"

noise

noun

sound, talk, row, racket, outcry, clamour, din, clatter, uproar, babble, blare, fracas, commotion, pandemonium, rumpus, cry, tumult, hubbub There was too much noise in the room and he needed peace.
sound silence, peace calm quiet

Related words
like phonomania

Translations

noise [nɔɪz]

A. N

1. (= sound) → ruido m
she jumps at the slightest noise → el menor ruido la hace sobresaltarse
I heard a scuffling noise → oí el ruido de algo que correteaba
I heard a creaking noise → oí un ruido chirriante
he was making choking noises in his throat → hacía ruidos con la garganta como si se estuviera ahogando
see also background B

2. (= loud sound) → ruido m
he hates noise → odia el ruido
stop that noise! → ¡deja de hacer ese ruido!
to make a noise → hacer ruido
tell them not to make any noise → diles que no hagan ruido

3. (fig) to make a noise about sth → protestar por algo
they made a lot of noise about it → protestaron mucho por ello
she made noises about wanting to go home early → quería irse pronto a casa y estuvo soltando indirectas
she showed polite interest and made all the right noises → se mostró interesada y cortés y dijo todo lo correcto
I just made sympathetic noises and said what a shame it was → me limité a mostrarme comprensiva y dije que era una lástima

4. (= person) a big noise → un pez gordo

5. (Rad, TV, Telec, Comput) → interferencia f

B. VT to noise sth about or abroad → divulgar algo, correr la voz de algo
we don't want it noised abroad → no queremos que se corra la voz

C. CPD noise abatement N → reducción f del ruido
noise level N → nivel m del ruido
noise pollution N → contaminación f acústica

noise [ˈnɔɪz] n (= sound) → bruit m
to make a noise → faire du bruit
Please make less noise → Faites moins de bruit, s'il vous plaît.
Try not to make so much noise → Essayez de faire moins de bruit.

noise

n → Geräusch nt; (= loud, irritating sound) → Lärm m, → Krach m; (Elec: = interference) → Rauschen nt; what was that noise? → was war das für ein Geräusch?; a hammering noise → ein hämmerndes Geräusch; the noise of (the) jet planes → der Düsenlärm; the noise of the traffic → der Straßenlärm; the noise of the bells → der Lärm der Glocken; the noise of horses coming up the street → Pferdegetrappel die Straße herauf; noises in the ears (Med) → Ohrensausen nt; the rain made a noise on the roof → der Regen prasselte aufs Dach; it made a lot of noise → es war sehr laut, es hat viel Krach gemacht; don’t make a noise! → sei leise!; stop making such a (lot of) noise → hör auf, solchen Lärm or Krach zu machen; she made noises about leaving early → sie ließ immer wieder fallen, dass sie früh gehen wollte (inf); he’s always making noises about resigning → er redet dauernd davon, dass er zurücktreten will; to make reassuring/placatory noises → beruhigende/besänftigende Geräusche machen; she made (all) the right noises → sie reagierte richtig; to make a lot of noise about something (inf) → viel Geschrei um etw machen; to make a noise in the world → Aufsehen erregen, von sich reden machen; a big noise (fig inf) → ein großes Tier (inf); noise abatement/prevention → Lärmbekämpfung f

vt to noise something abroad or about (old, hum) → etw verbreiten; it was noised about that … → es ging das Gerücht (um), dass …

noise:

noise abatement

n → Lärmbekämpfung f; (Tech) → Schallschutz m; noise zone → Lärmschutzzone f

noise barrier

n → Lärmschutzwall m; (= fence) → Lärmschutzzaun m

noise control

n → Lärmbekämpfung f; (Tech) → Schallschutz m

noiseless

adj → geräuschlos; tread, step also → lautlos

noiselessly

adv → geräuschlos; move also → lautlos

noise level

n → Geräuschpegel m

noise nuisance, noise pollution

n → Lärmbelästigung f

noise [nɔɪz] n (sound) → rumore m; (din) → rumore, chiasso, fracasso (Telec, Radio, TV) → disturbo, interferenza
to make a noise → fare un rumore
stop making a noise! → smettila di far rumore!
my wife's making noises about starting a family → mia moglie sembra farmi capire che vuole avere un bambino
a big noise (fam) (person) → un pezzo grosso

noise

n noise [noiz]

1 a sound I heard a strange noise outside; the noise of gunfire. geluid صَوْت звук zvuk lyd das Geräusch θόρυβος ruido, sonido hääl سر وصدا ääni bruit רַעַש ध्वनि प्रदूषण buka zaj bunyi hávaði; hljóð rumore 音 (일반적으로) 소리 garsas troksnis; skaņa bunyi geluid lyd, bråk odgłos barulho zgomot шум; звук zvuk zvok zvuk ljud, buller, dån เสียง ses 響聲，喧鬧聲 шум; гомін آواز tiếng ồn ào 响声，喧闹声

2 an unpleasantly loud sound I hate noise. geraas ضَجَّه шум hluk støj der Lärm σαματάς ruido kära پارازيت melu bruit רַעַש आवाज galama, dreka lárma kebisingan hávaði, skarkali rumore 騒音 소음 triukšmas troksnis; kņada bising lawaai bråk, støy, spetakkel hałas barulho zgomot шум; гам hluk hrup buka oljud เสียงดัง gürültü 噪聲 гамір, галас شور و شغب tiếng om sòm 噪声

adj noiseless

without any sound noiseless footsteps. stil, geluidloos صامِت، عَديم الصَّوْت безшумен nehlučný, tichounký lydløs geräuschlos αθόρυβος silencioso hääletu بى صدا äänetön silencieux שָׁקֶט शांत tih,nečujan zajtalan tak bersuara hljóðlátur silenzioso 音のしない 소리가 없는 tylus nedzirdams tidak berbunyi geruisloos lydløs bezszelestny silencioso fără zgomot бесшумный nehlučný neslišen bešuman ljudlös ซึ่งไม่มีเสียง sessiz, gürültüsüz 無聲 безшумний, тихий بے آواز، ساکت yên ắng 无声

adv noiselessly

stil, soetjies بِدون ضَجَّه أو صَوْت безшумно nehlučně, tichounce lydløst geräuschlos αθόρυβα silenciosamente hääletult بی سر و صدا äänettömästi silencieusement בְּשֶקֶט शोर मचाने वाला bešuman hangtalanul tanpa suara hávaðalaust silenziosamente 静かに 소리 안 나게, 조용히 tyliai, be triukšmo klusi, bez trokšņa dengan senyap geruisloos lydløst bezszelestnie silenciosamente fără zgomot бесшумно nehlučne neslišno bešumno ljudlöst อย่างไร้เสียง gürültü yapmadan, sessiz sedasız 無聲地 безшумно, тихо خاموشي سے yên tĩnh 无声地

adj noisy

making a loud noise noisy children; a noisy engine. luidrugtig ضاجٌّ، كَثير الضَّوْضاء шумен hlučný støjende geräuschvoll θορυβώδης ruidoso, escandaloso kärarikas بى سر و صدا äänekäs bruyant רַעֲשָנִי कोलाहलकारी bučan, glasan zajos bising hávaðasamur rumoroso うるさい 시끄러운 triukšmingas, trankus trokšņains; skaļš bising lawaaierig bråkete, støyende, høyrøstet hałaśliwy barulhento zgomotos шумливый; шумный hlučný hrupen bučan högljudd อึกทึก gürültücü 嘈雜的 шумливий, галасливий شور کرنے والا ồn ào 嘈杂的

adv noisily

luidrugtig بِضَجَّةٍ، بِضَوْضاء шумно hlučně støjende geräuschvoll θορυβωδώς ruidosamente kärarikkalt با سر و صدا؛ با صدا äänekkäästi bruyamment בְּרַעַש कोलाहलपूर्णता bučno zajosan dengan ribut með hávaða rumorosamente うるさく 시끄럽게 triukšmingai, trankiai trokšņaini; skaļi berbunyi bising lawaaierig støyende, høyrøstet hałaśliwie com barulho zgomotos; cu zgomot шумно, громко hlučne hrupno bučno högljutt อย่างอึกทึกครึกโครม gürültülü şekilde, paldır küldür 嘈雜地 шумно شور و غل سے một cách huyên náo 嘈杂地

noise → ضوضاء hluk larm Lärm θόρυβος ruido melu bruit buka rumore 騒音 소음 geluid støy hałas barulho шум oväsen เสียง gürültü tiếng ồn 噪声

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