Noisy

//ˈnɔːɪzɪ// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound
"the noisy crowd."
2
Full of noise.
"a noisy bar"
3
Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention
"noisy clothes"
4
Accompanied by or introducing random fluctuations that obscure the real signal or data
"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."

Adjective

1
attracting attention by showiness or bright colors wordnet
2
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds wordnet

Synonyms

clangorous clattery loud vociferous clamorous vociferous

Antonyms

anechoic dead quiet silent

Example

"The teacher accused one of his students of being noisy in class."

Etymology

From noise + -y.

Related phrases

noisy miner noisy pitta noisy scrubbird shallow brooks are noisy

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