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loude

loude noun: sound.

Noun

loude (plural loudes)

  1. (obsolete) Sound.

Forms of loude

pluralloudes
alternative formlood
alternative formluid

Origin of loude

From Middle English loude, lude, from Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Scots lood, luid (“sound, noise, tone, voice”), West Frisian lûd (“sound, voice, vote, say”), Dutch geluid (“sound”), German Laut (“sound”), Swedish ljud (“sound”), Icelandic hljóð (“sound”).

Questions about loude

What does loude mean?
Loude means sound.
What part of speech is loude?
Loude is a noun.
What is the plural of loude?
The plural of loude is loudes.

Words near loude in the dictionary

  1. loud speakers
  2. loud-hailer
  3. loud-hailers
  4. loudcasting
  5. Loudcest
  6. loude
  7. louden
  8. loudened
  9. loudener
  10. loudening
  11. loudens

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