Meanings
plural loudnesses
- Strength of sound: how loud it is.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons.
nounThe physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
nountasteless showiness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishhlūdnes
- Middle Englishloudnesse
- Englishloudness
From Middle English loudnesse, lowdenesse, from Old English hlūdnes, equivalent to loud + -ness.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech hlasitost
- hlasitostperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
Finnish äänekkyys, äänenvoimakkuus
- äänekkyysperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- äänenvoimakkuusthe physical strength of the sound pressure level
French bruyance
- bruyancethe physical strength of the sound pressure level
German Lautheit, Lautstärkepegel
- Lautheitperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- Lautstärkepegelperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- Lautstärkeperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- Schalldruckpegelthe physical strength of the sound pressure level
Hungarian hangosság, hangnyomásszint
- hangosságperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- hangnyomásszintthe physical strength of the sound pressure level
Japanese 喧騒, 音量
- 喧騒 (kensō)perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- 音量 (onryō)the physical strength of the sound pressure level
Latvian skaļums, skaļums
- skaļumsperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- skaļumsthe physical strength of the sound pressure level
Polish głośność, głośność
- głośnośćperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- głośnośćthe physical strength of the sound pressure level
Russian гро́мкость, гро́мкость
- гро́мкость (grómkostʹ)perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- гро́мкость (grómkostʹ)the physical strength of the sound pressure level
Spanish sonoridad, estrepitez
- sonoridadperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- estrepitezperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- intensidad sónicaperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- intensidad acústicaperceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
- volumenthe physical strength of the sound pressure level
- sonoridadthe physical strength of the sound pressure level
- estrepitezthe physical strength of the sound pressure level
- intensidad sónicathe physical strength of the sound pressure level
- intensidad acústicathe physical strength of the sound pressure level
Ukrainian го́лосність
- го́лосність (hólosnistʹ)perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure
Cite this entry
loudness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loudness
“loudness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loudness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loudness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loudness.
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