loudness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlaʊdnəs/ UK /ˈlaʊdnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the quality or degree of being loud; perceived sound intensity

The loudness of the music made conversation impossible.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality or degree of... volume intensitysonorityclamor blare resonance

Opposites

quietness softness faintness silence

Word family

Related forms loud loudly aloud

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Senses & Perception
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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