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loud-voiced

loud-voiced

4.4
A person who speaks very loudly so others hear them
  • adjective
  • /laʊd vɔɪst/
translation icon : de voz fuerte
  • Antipater's Anacreon delights in the loud-voiced revels of Dionysus.

Examples

  • During the concert, the loud-voiced singer engaged the audience with her powerful performance.

  • And then there is the loud-voiced, angry Jack, who insists that she have an abortion.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Loud-voiced and big-bodied, he made the rocking chair creak when he sat down.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • They slept in separate rooms, in their childhood beds, but that night Elspeth was awakened by music and loud-voiced people having a party on her own front lawn.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Heidi felt warmly toward everyone around the conference table, especially the loud-voiced man her father's age who ran triathlons and the shy, pretty high school girl smiling behind her stack of Xeroxes.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The loud-voiced announcer could be heard from across the stadium as he called out the players' names.

  • At the rally, the loud-voiced speaker passionately urged everyone to participate in the movement.

Synonyms

loud
vsloud-voiced
733 1.0

Having a very strong, high sound

describes the same unusually powerful voice quality rather than other traits
resounding
vsloud-voiced
23 4.9

Very loud and clear, or very strong and complete when talking about success

is the general idea of unusually powerful voice rather than echoing clarity
full-throated
vsloud-voiced
7 7.0

Loud and strong in voice or speech and full of enthusiasm

is similar but focuses on voice strength without emotional enthusiasm
bellowing
vsloud-voiced
4 5.9

A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar

is about consistent powerful voice rather than a sudden roaring shout
sonorous
vsloud-voiced
3 7.2

A deep, loud sound that fills a place

is broader, stressing unusual vocal power rather than tonal richness
loud-mouthed
vsloud-voiced
  • Offensive
3 6.7

A person who speaks loudly and says rude things

refers to strong vocal power without the rude or offensive behaviour
booming
vsloud-voiced
3 3.4

A deep loud voice or sound that echoes

focuses on general unusual vocal power rather than echoing depth
stentorian
vsloud-voiced
  • Formal
1 9.3

A very loud deep voice that fills a room

is about having an unusually strong speaking voice rather than formal tone
leather-lunged
vsloud-voiced
  • Literature
1 9.3

A person who has a very loud, strong voice like a singer in a large hall

describes unusual vocal power in any speaker, not only performers
boomy
vsloud-voiced
1 7.3

A deep loud sound that echoes and has strong bass

captures unusual vocal power but without the negative excess of resonance
orotund
vsloud-voiced
  • Formal
9.9

A full, round voice that sounds powerful

is about unusual vocal power more than rounded or imposing sound
loudish
vsloud-voiced
4.8

Making a little more noise than usual

means a stronger, unusually powerful voice rather than mild noisiness

How Loud

deafening
9 3.5
booming
3 3.4
loud-voiced
4.4
soft-spoken
20 3.9
quiet
1.0

Surface Forms

loud-voiced positive

Morphology

loud-voiced = loud + voiced (transparent) = loud + voice + ed

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'loud' and the participial adjective 'voiced', so the meaning follows directly from the components.

Etymology

The word loud-voiced is made from two simple English words: loud meaning 'strong or noisy' and voice meaning 'the sound you make when you speak'. So loud-voiced literally describes someone 'having a loud or powerful voice', which is why it means a voice that is unusually loud or powerful.