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Loudness vs Annoyance - What's the difference?

loudness | annoyance |

As nouns the difference between loudness and annoyance

is that loudness is the perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons while annoyance is that which annoys.

loudness

English

Noun

(wikipedia loudness)
  • the perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons
  • the physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels
  • annoyance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * annoyaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

    (wikipedia annoyance)
  • (countable) That which annoys.
  • (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
  • (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.
  • Synonyms

    * nark