loudness C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈlaʊdnəs/ UK /ˈlaʊdnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality or degree of being loud; perceived sound intensity The loudness of the music made conversation impossible. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality or degree of... volumeintensitysonorityclamorblareresonance ↔ Opposites quietnesssoftnessfaintnesssilence Word family Related forms loudloudlyaloud Etymology AI details From loud (from Old English hlūd 'loud, noisy', from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós 'heard') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. hlūd Old English *ḱlutós Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # loudness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlaʊdnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlaʊdnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality or degree of being loud; perceived sound intensity ## Examples - The loudness of the music made conversation impossible. ## Synonyms - volume - intensity - sonority - clamor - blare - resonance ## Antonyms - quietness - softness - faintness - silence ## Related Forms - loud - loudly - aloud ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hlūd - Root: *ḱlutós ## Etymology From loud (from Old English hlūd 'loud, noisy', from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós 'heard') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Loudness comes from loud (from Old English hlūd 'loud, noisy', from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós 'heard') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "the quality or degree of being loud; perceived sound intensity", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English hlūd and Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós. Related words include loud, loudly, aloud. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown