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- | #the [[perceptual]] [[strength]] or [[amplitude]] of [[sound]] pressure, measured in [[sone]]s or [[phon]]s | + | # Of a sound, of great [[intensity]]. |
- | #the [[physical]] strength of the [[sound]] pressure level, measured in [[decibel]]s | + | #:''Turn that music down, it's too '''loud.''''' |
+ | # Of a person, event, etc, noisy. | ||
+ | # Of a person, event, etc, non-subtle, irrevelant. | ||
+ | # Of a colour, clothing, etc, having unpleasantly and tastelessly [[contrast]]ing colours or patterns. | ||
+ | #:''You, there, wearing the purple [[tie]] with [[green]] stripes and red [[polka dot]]s, I may not be able to hear you over that '''loud''' tie, so you may need to [[shout]] a little.'' - Supervisor 246 in Paul Robinson's ''Instrument of God'' | ||
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+ | ====Antonyms==== | ||
+ | *(sound): [[quiet]], [[soft]] | ||
+ | *(person): [[quiet]] | ||
+ | *(colour, clothing, etc): [[garish]], [[gaudy]] | ||
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- Of a sound, of great intensity.
- Turn that music down, it's too loud.
- Of a person, event, etc, noisy.
- Of a person, event, etc, non-subtle, irrevelant.
- Of a colour, clothing, etc, having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns.
- You, there, wearing the purple tie with green stripes and red polka dots, I may not be able to hear you over that loud tie, so you may need to shout a little. - Supervisor 246 in Paul Robinson's Instrument of God
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