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noise

noun verb

the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
N
Ends with
E
Contains
OI
Scrabble score
5
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

nɔɪz

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

noun

  1. incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks

    “all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say”

noun

  1. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

    “modern music is just noise to me”

noun

  1. a loud outcry of protest or complaint

    “the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise”

noun

  1. sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

    “he enjoyed the street noises”

noun

  1. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

verb

  1. emit a noise

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Example Sentences

all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say
modern music is just noise to me
the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise
whatever it was, he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could
he enjoyed the street noises
they heard indistinct noises of people talking
during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels

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