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Definition of Noisy
1. Adjective. Full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds. "A small noisy dog"
Similar to: Blatant, Clamant, Clamorous, Strident, Vociferous, Abuzz, Buzzing, Clanging, Clangorous, Clanking, Clattery, Creaky, Screaky, Rackety, Rip-roaring, Uproarious, Reedy, Wheezy, Stertorous, Swishy, Thundering, Whirring
Derivative terms: Noise, Noisiness
Antonyms: Quiet
2. Adjective. Attracting attention by showiness or bright colors. "A noisy sweater"
Definition of Noisy
1. a. Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.
Definition of Noisy
1. Adjective. Making a noise, especially a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd. ¹
2. Adjective. Full of noise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Noisy
1. making loud sounds [adj NOISIER, NOISIEST] : NOISILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Noisy
Literary usage of Noisy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"noisy as a flock of crow-blackbirds in the migration season. — IBID. ... noisy as
a living skeleton having a fit on a hardwood floor. — IBID. ..."
2. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1920)
""My parents are noisy." "At home my mother is always interrupting me to go upstairs
... He arraigns and censures the noisy home, the noisy school, the noisy ..."
3. Paris and Environs: With Routes from London to Paris; Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1891)
"FEOM EPINAY то noisy-LE-SEC, 8 M., Grande Ceinture Railway. ... At noisy-le-Sec (4823
inhab.) the Grande Ceinture Railway joins the Chemin de Fer de l'Est. ..."
4. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"•BELOVED, IN THE noisy CITY HERE' BELOVED, in the noisy city here, The thought
of thee can make all turmoil cease; Around my spirit, folds thy spirit clear ..."
5. The Poetical Works of Jonathan Swift by Jonathan Swift (1834)
"ON noisy TOM. HORACE, PART OF BOOK I. SAT. VI. PARAPHRASED. 1733. IF noisy Tom1
should in the senate prate, " That he would answer both for church and state ..."
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