How to pronounce loud

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What loud means

adjective

Most people know loud in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

Too bright and showy, like a wild-colored shirt

In a sentence: Uncle Ned's loud tie had orange stripes and purple polka dots.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English word hlud, from a very old root meaning heard. It is the same word as loud for noise, used for colors that seem to shout.

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