Loud vs Stentorian - What's the difference?
loud | stentorian |
(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.
(of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.
* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter VIII
* 1922 : , Ulysses ,
* 1938 : , The Unvanquished ,
As adjectives the difference between loud and stentorian
is that loud is of great intensity while stentorian is (of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.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
* *stentorian
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- There seemed no one to dispute his claims when he said, or rather shouted, in stentorian tones: "I am Tsa. This is my she. Who wishes her more than Tsa?"
- The Irish Caruso-Garibaldi was in superlative form and his stentorian notes were heard to the greatest advantage in the time-honoured anthem sung as only our citizen can sing it.
- Giving us a last embracing and comprehensive glance he drew it, already pivoting Jupiter on the tight snaffle; his hair tossed beneath the cocked hat, the sabre flashed and glinted; he cried, not loud yet stentorian : "Trot! Canter! Charge!"