Synonyms for loudness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Brashness
brashness, glitz, flashiness, gaudiness, tawdriness, garishness, meretriciousness
Definitions
- n. 1
Strength of sound: how loud it is. The perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons.
- n. 2
Strength of sound: how loud it is. The physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels.
Related words
- Phrases
- loudness race loudness war
Forms
- Plural
- loudnesses → brashnesses, glitzes, flashinesses, gaudinesses…
Example sentences
- glitz Being a movie star, she was used to a life of glitz and glamour.
- volume Please don't turn up the volume on the television.
- intensity That feeling kept growing and growing in intensity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| loudness | falling | |
| glitz | rising | |
| brashness | steady | |
| flashiness | rising | |
| gaudiness | steady | |
| volume | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- glitz1
- 6 letters
- volume2
- 9 letters
- intensity4, brashness2, gaudiness
- 10 letters
- flashiness, tawdriness, garishness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (volume2 = 2 syllables).