KJV Dictionary Definition: loud

loud

LOUD, a. L. laudo, to praise, and with a prefix, plaudo. Heb.

1. Having a great sound; high sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder.

2. Uttering or making a great noise; as loud instruments. 2Chron. 30.

3. Clamorous; noisy.

She is loud and stubborn. Prov. 7.

4. Emphatical; impressive; as a loud call to avoid danger.

loudness

LOUD'NESS, n.

1. Great sound or noise; as the loudness of a voice or of thunder.

2. Clamor; clamorousness; turbulence; uproar.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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