noisy
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɪzi/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːɪzɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪzi
Adjective
editnoisy (comparative noisier, superlative noisiest)
- Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
- Synonyms: clamorous, vociferous, turbulent, boisterous
- the noisy crowd.
- Full of noise.
- a noisy bar
- Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention
- noisy clothes
- (technical) Accompanied by or introducing random fluctuations that obscure the real signal or data
- 2024 March 28, Nate Silver, “How culture trumps economic class as the new political fault line”, in Silver Bulletin[1]:
- Looked at more carefully, and over a longer time period, the relationship between the economy and the incumbent’s performance is positive, but noisy. “The incumbent wins when the economy is good” is a useful, weak prior, but not an iron law, and one that historically has had many exceptions.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editmaking a noise
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full of noise
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References
edit- “noisy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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