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vociferous
(redirected from vociferousness)

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vo·cif·er·ous  (v-sfr-s)
adj.
Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.

vo·cifer·ous·ly adv.
vo·cifer·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: vociferous, blatant, boisterous, strident, clamorous
These adjectives mean conspicuously and usually offensively loud. Vociferous suggests a noisy outcry, as of vehement protest: vociferous complaints.
Blatant connotes coarse or vulgar noisiness: "Up rose a blatant Radical" (Walter Bagehot).
Boisterous implies unrestrained noise, tumult, and often rowdiness: boisterous youths.
Strident stresses offensive harshness, shrillness, or discordance: a legislator with a strident voice.
Something clamorous is both vociferous and sustained: a clamorous uproar.

vociferous [vəʊˈsɪfərəs]
adj
1. characterized by vehemence, clamour, or noisiness vociferous protests
2. making an outcry or loud noises; clamorous a vociferous mob
vociferously  adv
vociferousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vociferousvociferous - conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"

vociferous
adjective outspoken, vocal, strident, noisy, shouting, loud, ranting, vehement, loudmouthed (informal), uproarious, obstreperous, clamorous, clamant a vociferous opponent of Conservatism
still, quiet, silent, muted, hushed, noiseless
Translations
vociferous [vəʊˈsɪfərəs] ADJ
1. (= forceful, energetic) → ruidoso
there were vociferous protestshubo ruidosas protestas, se protestó ruidosamente
2. (= noisy) → vociferante
vociferous [vəˈsɪfərəs] adj (= outspoken) → vociférateur/trice
vociferous
adj class, audiencelaut; demands, protest, critic, minority, opponentlautstark; to be vociferous in one’s opposition to somethinglautstark gegen etw opponieren; to be vociferous in demanding one’s rightslautstark seine Rechte einfordern
vociferous [vəʊˈsɪfrəs] adjrumoroso/a
vociferous [vəʊˈsɪfrəs] adjrumoroso/a


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