out loud

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [out loud]
- /aʊt laʊd/
- /ˈaʊt laʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out loud]
- /aʊt laʊd/

Definitions of out loud words

adjective out loud (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers. 1
adjective out loud making, emitting, or uttering strongly audible sounds: a quartet of loud trombones. 1
adjective out loud clamorous, vociferous, or blatant; noisy: a loud party; a loud demonstration. 1
adjective out loud emphatic or insistent: to be loud in one's praises; a loud denial. 1
adjective out loud garish, conspicuous, or ostentatious, as colors, dress, or the wearer of garish dress: loud ties; a loud dresser. 1
adjective out loud obtrusively vulgar, as manners or persons. 1

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Origin of out loud

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English hlūd; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon hlūd (Dutch luid), Old High German hlūt (German laut); akin to Greek klytós famous

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Parts of speech for Out loud

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Out loud

out loud popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

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Synonyms for out loud

adv out loud

aloud — When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.
audibly — capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
intelligibly — capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.
lustily — full of or characterized by healthy vigor.

adverb out loud

noisily — making much noise: noisy children.
orally — uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony.

All 6 Synonyms of out loud