adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US:/ˈnɔɪzi/
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Northern-England:/ˈnɔːɪzɪ/
rhymes with -ɔɪzi
CMU ARPABET:N OY1 Z IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a noisy cafeteria
a small noisy dog
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: quiet
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a noisy sweater
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English noise Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English noisy From noise + -y.
Across languages
Translations
114 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صَارِخ
(ṣāriḵ)
— making a noise
Arabic:
صاخِب
(ṣāḵib)
— making a noise
Arabic:
ضَاجّ
(ḍājj)
— making a noise
Arabic:
مزعج
(mozʕeg)
— making a noise
Armenian:
աղմկոտ
(aġmkot)
— making a noise
Armenian:
աղմկալի
(aġmkali)
— making a noise
Armenian:
աղմկարար
(aġmkarar)
— making a noise
Azerbaijani:
səs-küylü
— making a noise
Basque:
zaratatsu
— making a noise
Belarusian:
шу́мны
(šúmny)
— making a noise
Belarusian:
гу́чны
(húčny)
— making a noise
Belarusian:
тлу́мны
(tlúmny)
— making a noise
Central Bikol:
maribok
— making a noise
Bulgarian:
шу́мен
(šúmen)
— making a noise
Catalan:
sorollós
— making a noise
Chinese Mandarin:
吵鬧 /吵闹
(chǎonào)
— making a noise
Chinese Mandarin:
吵
(chǎo)
— making a noise
Czech:
hlučný
— making a noise
Danish:
støjende
— making a noise
Dutch:
lawaaierig
— making a noise
Esperanto:
brua
— making a noise
Finnish:
äänekäs
— making a noise
French:
bruyant
— making a noise
French:
tonitruant
— making a noise
Galician:
ruidoso
— making a noise
Galician:
barulleiro
— making a noise
Galician:
barullento
— making a noise
Georgian:
ხმაურიანი
(xmauriani)
— making a noise
German:
laut
— making a noise
German:
geräuschvoll
— making a noise
Greek:
θορυβώδης
(thoryvódis)
— making a noise
Hebrew:
רועש
— making a noise
Hungarian:
zajos
— making a noise
Hungarian:
hangos
— making a noise
Iban:
ragak
— making a noise
Ingrian:
äänekäs
— making a noise
Irish:
glórach
— making a noise
Irish:
callánach
— making a noise
Italian:
rumoroso
— making a noise
Japanese:
うるさい
(urusai)
— making a noise
Japanese:
騒がしい
(sawagashii)
— making a noise
Jeju:
우르사이
(ureusai)
— making a noise
Korean:
시끄럽다
(sikkeureopda)
— making a noise
Latin:
sonāx
— making a noise
Lithuanian:
triukšmauti
— making a noise
Macedonian:
бучен
(bučen)
— making a noise
Malay:
ramai
— making a noise
Māori:
hoihoi
— making a noise
Māori:
turituri
— making a noise
Māori:
makekeno
— making a noise
Māori:
tīhoihoi
— making a noise
Māori:
tawetawē
— making a noise
Māori:
haunene
— making a noise
Māori:
kurupākara
— making a noise
Norwegian Bokmål:
støyende
— making a noise
Norwegian Bokmål:
bråket
— making a noise
Norwegian Bokmål:
bråkete
— making a noise
Norwegian Bokmål:
høylytt
— making a noise
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bråkete
— making a noise
Occitan:
brugent
— making a noise
Plautdietsch:
lud
— making a noise
Polish:
hałaśliwy
— making a noise
Polish:
głośny
— making a noise
Polish:
huczny
— making a noise
Portuguese:
barulhento
— making a noise
Portuguese:
ruidoso
— making a noise
Romanian:
zgomotos
— making a noise
Romanian:
gălăgios
— making a noise
Russian:
шу́мный
(šúmnyj)
— making a noise
Russian:
шумли́вый
(šumlívyj)
— making a noise
Samoan:
pisa
— making a noise
Scottish Gaelic:
faramach
— making a noise
Scottish Gaelic:
fuaimneach
— making a noise
Serbo-Croatian:
bȕčan
— making a noise
Serbo-Croatian:
glȁsan
— making a noise
Slovak:
hlučný
— making a noise
Slovene:
glasen
— making a noise
Slovene:
hrupen
— making a noise
Spanish:
ruidoso
— making a noise
Swedish:
högljudd
— making a noise
Swedish:
bullersam
— making a noise
Tagalog:
maingay
— making a noise
Tày:
bjằng bjằng
— making a noise
Tetum:
tarutu
— making a noise
Thai:
ดัง
(dang)
— making a noise
Tongan:
longoaʻaʻia
— making a noise
Turkish:
gürültülü
— making a noise
Ukrainian:
гучни́й
(hučnýj)
— making a noise
Ukrainian:
голосни́й
(holosnýj)
— making a noise
Ukrainian:
шу́мний
(šúmnyj)
— making a noise
Ukrainian:
галасли́вий
(halaslývyj)
— making a noise
Vietnamese:
ồn
— making a noise
Vietnamese:
ầm
— making a noise
Bau Bidayuh:
bido'ong
— full of noise
Central Bikol:
maribok
— full of noise
Bulgarian:
шумен
(šumen)
— full of noise
Catalan:
sorollós
— full of noise
Finnish:
meluisa
— full of noise
French:
bruyant
— full of noise
Georgian:
ხმაურიანი
(xmauriani)
— full of noise
Greek:
θορυβώδης
(thoryvódis)
— full of noise
Hebrew:
רעשני
— full of noise
Indonesian:
ribut
— full of noise
Irish:
callánach
— full of noise
Italian:
chiassoso
— full of noise
Latin:
sonābilis
— full of noise
Malay:
bising
— full of noise
Māori:
māniania
— full of noise
Māori:
tawetawē
— full of noise
Māori:
kurupākara
— full of noise
Plautdietsch:
lud
— full of noise
Russian:
шу́мный
(šúmnyj)
— full of noise
Sanskrit:
तुमुल
(tumula)
— full of noise
Tibetan:
སྐད་ཅོར་ཚ་པོ
(skad cor tsha po)
— full of noise