name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
louden
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈlaʊdn̩/
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rhymes with -aʊdən
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CMU ARPABET: L AW1 D AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Adams County, Ohio, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To become louder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
cause to become loud
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: quieten
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
Meaning 5
become louder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The room loudened considerably
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: quieten
Broader terms: change intensity
History
Etymology
Scottish habitational surname, from the parish of Loudoun, in East Ayrshire.
From loud + -en.
Real reading context