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noisy

adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈnɔɪzi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Examples

  • the noisy crowd.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clamorous, vociferous, turbulent, boisterous, blatant

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Full of noise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a noisy bar

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • noisy clothes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Accompanied by or introducing random fluctuations that obscure the real signal or data

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technical

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
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