Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loudsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loud-some
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by loudness; noisy

Example Sentences

"But from his frequent dreams, / whether he tumbles with wet women, / rude and loudsome and joyous, / or walks strait through the door left ajar into the severed light, [...]"
"The next day, Andrew Fergus noted that “Eight scouts went down as far as B's woodyard & 7 of us kept camp quiet loudsome [sic].”"
"A happy man is the base ball star, / Who has good eyes and whose foot is fleet: / It's luck he isn't driving a car / Through the loudsome smells of a crosstown street."

Etymology

From loud + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: loud

Inflected Forms

more loudsome (comparative) most loudsome (superlative)

Synonyms

ruckusy

Questions

What does loudsome mean?: Characterised or marked by loudness; noisy
Where does loudsome come from?: From loud + -some.

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