English Explanatory Dictionary

clamorous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to clamor.
  2. Of great intensity. (of sounds)
  3. Creating a loud noise. (of people, animals or things)
  4. Expressed loudly. (of emotions or feelings)
  5. Filled with or accompanied by a great deal of noise. (of times, places, events or activities)
  6. Insistently expressing a desire for something.
  7. Having especially (and often unpleasantly) bright or contrasting colours or patterns.

Pronunciation

/ˈklæməɹəs/ en-au-clamorous.ogg

Word forms

clamorous more clamorous most clamorous clamourous

Etymology

From clamor + -ous; compare Latin clāmōrōsus and French clamoreux (obsolete), from Latin clāmōrem.

Synonyms

clamorsome loud noisy vociferous garish gaudy

Derived words

clamorously clamorousness clamorous reed warbler unclamorous

Translations

Armenian: խռովահույզ Catalan: clamorós Czech: hlučný Czech: halasný Dutch: luidruchtig Ancient Greek: θορυβώδης Gujarati: કકળાટિયું Gujarati: ઘોંઘાટિયું Irish: béiceach Irish: ardghlórach Irish: callánach Portuguese: clamoroso Spanish: clamoroso Ottoman Turkish: چاغرخان Ukrainian: галасливий Ukrainian: крикливий
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