0%

noisy

nois·y
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noi-zee]
    • /ˈnɔɪ zi/
    • /ˈnɔɪzi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noi-zee]
    • /ˈnɔɪ zi/

Definitions of noisy word

  • adjective noisy abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall. 2
  • adjective noisy making much noise: noisy children. 1
  • adjective noisy characterized by much noise: a noisy celebration; a noisy protest. 1
  • noun noisy Making or given to making a lot of noise. 1
  • adjective noisy loud: place 1
  • adjective noisy loud: animal, person 1

Information block about the term

Origin of noisy

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; noise + -y1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Noisy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

noisy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

noisy usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for noisy

adjective noisy

  • loud — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
  • deafening — A deafening noise is a very loud noise.
  • earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
  • piercing — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
  • raucous — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.

noun noisy

  • brawler — a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight.

Antonyms for noisy

adjective noisy

  • quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
  • restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
  • silent — making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.

Top questions with noisy

  • how to fix a noisy ceiling fan?
  • how to deal with noisy upstairs neighbors?
  • how to deal with noisy neighbor?
  • how to deal with noisy neighbors?
  • how to quiet noisy lifters?
  • how do you spell noisy?
  • what causes noisy water pipes?
  • what to do about noisy neighbors?
  • how to spell noisy?
  • noisy steering when turning?
  • what is the opposite of noisy?
  • why is my computer noisy?
  • how to complain about noisy neighbors?
  • how to piss off noisy neighbors?
  • how to quiet noisy hydraulic lifters?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?