Loud vs Resonant - What's the difference?
loud | resonant |
(of a sound) Of great intensity.
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Noisy.
* Bible, Proverbs vii. 11
Not subtle or reserved, brash.
Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
Resounding, echoing.
As adjectives the difference between loud and resonant
is that loud is of great intensity while resonant is resounding, echoing.As an adverb loud
is loudly.As a proper noun Loud
is {{surname}.loud
English
Alternative forms
* lowd (obsolete)Adjective
(er)- She is loud and stubborn.
Synonyms
* garish, gaudyAntonyms
* (sound) quiet, soft * (person) quietDerived terms
* aloud * loudhailer * loudly * loudmouth * loudness * loudspeakerAnagrams
* *resonant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.