noun
1. tasteless showiness
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tawdry (for: ↑tawdriness), ↑meretricious (for: ↑meretriciousness), ↑loud, ↑gaudy (for: ↑gaudiness), ↑garish (for: ↑garishness), ↑flashy (for: ↑flashiness)
• Hypernyms: ↑tastelessness
2. the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
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the kids played their music at full volume
• Ant: ↑softness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑loud
• Hypernyms: ↑sound property
• Hyponyms: ↑crescendo, ↑forte, ↑fortissimo
Useful english dictionary. 2012.