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loudness

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  tasteless showiness
  2. [n]  the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"
 
 Synonyms: brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, intensity, meretriciousness, tawdriness, volume
 
 Antonyms: softness
 
 See Also: crescendo, forte, fortissimo, sound property, tastelessness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Loud"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being loud.

 
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