Dictionary

vociferous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /vəʊˈsɪfəɹəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /vəˈsɪfəɹəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /voʊˈsɪfəɹəs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin vōcifer + -ous.

Meanings

1. Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
   • They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers. 1909, Ralph Connor, chapter 17, in The Foreigner:
   • No sooner had a waiting locomotive backed on to its train, the vociferous 4-6-4 or 4-8-4 re-emerged from under the bridge, and the two red marker lights on the last vehicles passed, than the headlight of the electric engine hauling the following train could be seen under the bridge and the waiting queue of locomotives had moved up one. 1954 January, H. P. White, “Vignettes of the Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 54, at Harmon station, New York:
   • Hearts' threat had not evaporated, though, and Templeton fired a yard over the bar before the home fans and players made vociferous handball claims against Jamie Carragher, which were ignored by referee Florian Meyer. 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
2. Vocally and forcefully opinionated.
   • Lesbians Rising […] is known as one of the most vociferous groups working against social oppression of minority interests on campus. 1976 December 25, Alan Bowne, “Lesbians Rising Makes an Impact at Hunter”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 10:
   • Not even the most vociferous advocates of reform were willing to go to such lengths.

Forms

Deriveds

vociferousness · unvociferous · vociferously

Relateds

vocal · vociferation

Synonyms

noisy · voiceful

Translations (28)

ka ხმამაღალი (making a noisy outcry) · fi meluisa (making a noisy outcry) · sv högröstad (making a noisy outcry) · mi nganangana (making a noisy outcry) · fr bruyant (making a noisy outcry) · fi äänekäs (making a noisy outcry) · nn høgrøysta (making a noisy outcry) · de lautstark (making a noisy outcry) · ga ardghlórach (making a noisy outcry) · fr vociférateur (making a noisy outcry) · es vociferante (vocally and forcefully opinionated) · ru кричащий (making a noisy outcry) · es vociferador (vocally and forcefully opinionated) · fi kovaääninen (making a noisy outcry) · es vocinglero (vocally and forcefully opinionated) · nl luidruchtig (making a noisy outcry) · ru громогласный (making a noisy outcry) · el ηχηρός (making a noisy outcry) · nb høyrøstet (making a noisy outcry) · el κραυγαλέος (making a noisy outcry) · ota چاغرخان (making a noisy outcry) · ka მყვირალა (making a noisy outcry) · fa پر سر و صدا (making a noisy outcry) · es voceador (vocally and forcefully opinionated) · sv högljudd (making a noisy outcry) · ka ხმაურიანი (making a noisy outcry) · cs hlučný (making a noisy outcry) · bg крещящ (making a noisy outcry)