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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

loud
     adj 1: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or
            intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder";
            "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" [ant: soft]
     2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
        colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
        meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: brassy,
         cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack,
         meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy]
     3: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
        forte passages in the composition" [syn: forte] [ant: piano]
     adv : with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she
           spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for
           those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried
           aloud for help" [syn: loudly, aloud] [ant: softly]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Loud \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.]
   With loudness; loudly.

         To speak loud in public assemblies.      --Addison.
Loud \Loud\, a. [Compar. Louder; superl. Loudest.] [OE.
   loud, lud, AS. hl?d; akin to OS. hl?d, D. luid, OHG. l?t, G.
   laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated,
   renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. ? heard, loud, famous, ?
   to hear, Skr. ?ru. ?. Cf. Client, Listen, Slave a
   serf.]
   1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy;
      striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud
      thunder.

            They were instant with loud voices, requiring that
            he might be crucified.                --Luke xxiii.
                                                  23.

   2. Clamorous; boisterous.

            She is loud and stubborn.             --Prov. vii.
                                                  11.

   3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united
      effort. [Colloq.]

   4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a
      loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]

   Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous;
        turbulent; blustering; vehement.