NOUN | attribute | loudness, volume, intensity | the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |
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attribute | loudness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz | tasteless showiness |
Meaning | The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction). | |
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Synonyms | volume, intensity | |
Attributes | loud | Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity |
soft | (of sound) relatively low in volume | |
Narrower | crescendo | (music) a gradual increase / increase / increase / increase in loudness |
Broader | sound property | An attribute of sound |
Opposite | softness | A sound property that is free from loudness or stridency |
Spanish | fuerza, intensidad, volumen | |
Catalan | força, intensitat, volum | |
Adjectives | loud | characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity |
loud | used chiefly as a direction or description in music |
Meaning | tasteless showiness. | |
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Synonyms | flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz | |
Broader | tastelessness | inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste |
Spanish | astracanada, chabacanería, charrada, garrulería, horterada, mal gusto, ordinariez, recargamiento, zafiedad | |
Catalan | barroquisme, enfarfec | |
Adjectives | loud | tastelessly showy |
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