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Loud vs Lode - What's the difference?

loud | lode |

As a proper noun loud

is .

As a noun lode is

(obsolete) a way or path; a road.

loud

English

Alternative forms

* lowd (obsolete)

Adjective

(er)
  • (of a sound) Of great intensity.
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  • Noisy.
  • * Bible, Proverbs vii. 11
  • She is loud and stubborn.
  • Not subtle or reserved, brash.
  • Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
  • Synonyms

    * garish, gaudy

    Antonyms

    * (sound) quiet, soft * (person) quiet

    Derived terms

    * aloud * loudhailer * loudly * loudmouth * loudness * loudspeaker

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Loudly.
  • Anagrams

    * *

    lode

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A way or path; a road.
  • (dialectal) a watercourse
  • (mining) A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.
  • (by extension) A rich source of supply.
  • Anagrams

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