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noisy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɔːɪzɪ/ (Northern-England)
  • /ˈnɔɪzi/ (UK, US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English noise Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English noisy From noise + -y.

Meanings

  1. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
    • For obvious reasons the percussion is normally arranged along the back of the platform, whether centrally or to one side, and sometimes also in two tiers, the heavy, noisier instruments behind, and the pitched, agile instruments such as vibraphone, marimba, etc. in front. An outstanding exception, however, exists in Roberto Gerhard's Epithalamion where the composer expressly desired that the all-important kitchen department be spread out in front of the strings and hence nearest the audience. 1981, Norman Del Mar, Anatomy of the Orchestra:
    • the noisy crowd.
  2. Full of noise.
    • This market is the noisiest and swarmiest centre of noisy and swarming Florence, and I always like to pass through it on that account. 1871, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Passages from the French and Italian note-books:
    • a noisy bar
  3. Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention
    • noisy clothes
  4. Accompanied by or introducing random fluctuations that obscure the real signal or data
    • Looked at more carefully, and over a longer time period, the relationship between the economy and the incumbent’s performance is positive, but noisy. “The incumbent wins when the economy is good” is a useful, weak prior, but not an iron law, and one that historically has had many exceptions. 2024 March 28, Nate Silver, “How culture trumps economic class as the new political fault line”, in Silver Bulletin:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
noisier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
noisiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
noisey alternative, uncommon lexicographic

Antonyms

silent · quiet

Deriveds

noisily · unnoisy · noisy scrubbird · shallow brooks are noisy · noisy miner · noisy pitta · noisiness

Hypernyms

boisterous · turbulent

Hyponyms

talkative

Synonyms

earsplitting · blaring · dinsome · clattering · piercing · boisterous · clamorous · blatant · turbulent · strepitous · loud · clangorous · rackety · resounding · cacophonous · strident · obstreperous · vociferous · vociferous · raucous · rowdy · uproarious · clamorous · booming · thundering · roisterous · blasting · tumultuous · noisy · deafening

Translations (114)

gd fuaimneach (making a noise) · pl hałaśliwy (making a noise) · hy աղմկոտ (making a noise) · de geräuschvoll (making a noise) · mi turituri (making a noise) · nn bråkete (making a noise) · cmn(making a noise) · eo brua (making a noise) · pl huczny (making a noise) · sv högljudd (making a noise) · eu zaratatsu (making a noise) · ka ხმაურიანი (full of noise) · nl lawaaierig (making a noise) · uk шу́мний (making a noise) · vi ồn (making a noise) · az səs-küylü (making a noise) · sl hrupen (making a noise) · mi makekeno (making a noise) · hu hangos (making a noise) · id ribut (full of noise) · tyz bjằng bjằng (making a noise) · ga callánach (making a noise) · bg шумен (full of noise) · la sonābilis (full of noise) · mi tīhoihoi (making a noise) · ja うるさい (making a noise) · fi meluisa (full of noise) · uk голосни́й (making a noise) · bcl maribok (making a noise) · da støjende (making a noise) · ar صاخِب (making a noise) · oc brugent (making a noise) · mi tawetawē (full of noise) · gl ruidoso (making a noise) · pdt lud (making a noise) · ko 시끄럽다 (making a noise) · pl głośny (making a noise) · ru шу́мный (making a noise) · ca sorollós (full of noise) · es ruidoso (making a noise) · ga glórach (making a noise) · ro gălăgios (making a noise) · mk бучен (making a noise) · sk hlučný (making a noise) · de laut (making a noise) · iba ragak (making a noise) · ar ضَاجّ (making a noise) · jje 우르사이 (making a noise) · th ดัง (making a noise) · izh äänekäs (making a noise) · pt ruidoso (making a noise) · nb bråkete (making a noise) · hu zajos (making a noise) · be шу́мны (making a noise) · pt barulhento (making a noise) · lt triukšmauti (making a noise) · he רועש (making a noise) · fr bruyant (making a noise) · nb støyende (making a noise) · gd faramach (making a noise) · sm pisa (making a noise) · ja 騒がしい (making a noise) · he רעשני (full of noise) · mi haunene (making a noise) · cmn 吵鬧 /吵闹 (making a noise) · el θορυβώδης (full of noise) · arz مزعج (making a noise) · mi hoihoi (making a noise) · it chiassoso (full of noise) · sh glȁsan (making a noise) · ar صَارِخ (making a noise) · pdt lud (full of noise) · ro zgomotos (making a noise) · ca sorollós (making a noise) · fi äänekäs (making a noise) · uk гучни́й (making a noise) · be гу́чны (making a noise) · mi tawetawē (making a noise) · ru шумли́вый (making a noise) · ka ხმაურიანი (making a noise) · sv bullersam (making a noise) · mi māniania (full of noise) · el θορυβώδης (making a noise) · hy աղմկարար (making a noise) · sa तुमुल (full of noise) · ga callánach (full of noise) · bg шу́мен (making a noise) · ms bising (full of noise) · tl maingay (making a noise) · gl barullento (making a noise) · nb høylytt (making a noise) · mi kurupākara (making a noise) · vi ầm (making a noise) · ru шу́мный (full of noise) · tet tarutu (making a noise) · hy աղմկալի (making a noise) · cs hlučný (making a noise) · mi kurupākara (full of noise) · gl barulleiro (making a noise) · tr gürültülü (making a noise) · nb bråket (making a noise) · fr tonitruant (making a noise) · to longoaʻaʻia (making a noise) · uk галасли́вий (making a noise) · bcl maribok (full of noise) · la sonāx (making a noise) · fr bruyant (full of noise) · sh bȕčan (making a noise) · sl glasen (making a noise) · ms ramai (making a noise) · sne bido'ong (full of noise) · it rumoroso (making a noise) · be тлу́мны (making a noise) · bo སྐད་ཅོར་ཚ་པོ (full of noise)