noisy

The word “noisy” means making a loud or unpleasant sound. In plain terms, full of loud sound, or (in data/signal contexts) cluttered with random variation.

“Noisy” is pronounced NOY-zee (/ˈnɔɪzi/ in IPA).

Here is “noisy” used in a sentence: “The noisy engine made it hard to hold a conversation in the car.”

Words with a similar meaning to “noisy” include blaring, blasting, booming, cacophonous, clangorous and clamorous.

The opposite of “noisy” — its antonyms — are quiet and silent.

“Noisy” is an adjective.

“Noisy” is an uncommon word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Noisy” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: making a loud or unpleasant sound.

Loud simply describes the volume or intensity of a sound, while noisy more often implies an unpleasant, chaotic, or disruptive quality to the sound or environment, such as full of commotion. A single loud noise may not be noisy, but a noisy room typically has many competing, unwanted sounds.

In statistics, science, and data analysis, noisy describes data containing random variation or interference that obscures the true underlying signal or pattern. A noisy dataset makes it harder to detect real trends because irrelevant fluctuations mask them.

No, these are commonly confused but unrelated. Noisy relates to sound, while noisome is an older word meaning offensive or disgusting, usually describing a smell rather than a sound.

Noisy is frequently paired with words like neighbors, environment, classroom, engine, and crowd, describing settings or things that produce loud or unpleasant sound or commotion.