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LOUDNESS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tasteless showinessplay

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)play

Example:

the kids played their music at full volume

Synonyms:

intensity; loudness; volume

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)

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