clamorous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈklæmərəs/ UK /ˈklæmərəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj loud and insistent in noise or demand A clamorous crowd pressed against the barricades. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · loud and insistent in noise... noisyvociferousloudstridentboisterousinsistentblatant ↔ Opposites quietsilentsubduedmuted Word family Forms clamorously Derived forms clamorouslyclamorousness Related forms clamorclaimclamantexclaim Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin clamorosus, from Latin clamor ('a shout, outcry'), from clamare ('to cry out'). clamor Latin clamare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # clamorous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈklæmərəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklæmərəs/ ## Meanings 1. loud and insistent in noise or demand ## Examples - A clamorous crowd pressed against the barricades. ## Synonyms - noisy - vociferous - loud - strident - boisterous - insistent - blatant ## Antonyms - quiet - silent - subdued - muted ## Derived Forms - clamorously - clamorousness ## Related Forms - clamor - claim - clamant - exclaim ## Roots and Affixes - Root: clamor - Root: clamare ## Etymology From Medieval Latin clamorosus, from Latin clamor ('a shout, outcry'), from clamare ('to cry out'). ## AI Etymology Clamorous comes from Medieval Latin clamorosus, from Latin clamor ('a shout, outcry'), from clamare ('to cry out'). The historical trail runs through clamor in Latin and clamare in Latin. Used as an adjective, clamorous now means "loud and insistent in noise or demand", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as clamorously and clamorousness and related forms such as clamor, claim, clamant, and exclaim. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown