ALOUD
What does "ALOUD" mean?
In a voice loud enough to be heard, not silently.
Meanings
- Using the voice audibly rather than reading or thinking in silence. He read the letter aloud so the whole family could hear.
- Loudly; in a strong, carrying voice. She laughed aloud at the absurdity of it.
Word origin
From Middle English 'aloude' — the prefix 'a-' (in, on) attached to 'loud', from Old English 'hlūd' (loud), so literally 'in a loud manner'.
Remember it
ALOUD is A + LOUD: say it aloud and it sounds loud.
A little poem
The thought, kept indoors
for years, finally said aloud-
smaller than it weighed.
haiku
Wordplay
- I'm not allowed to read aloud in the library - which is strange, because aloud is exactly what I'm not.
What it teaches
A fear named aloud loses half its size; silence is where it grows in the dark.
Quick facts
What does ALOUD mean?
In a voice loud enough to be heard, not silently.
Is ALOUD a valid word?
Yes — ALOUD is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ALOUD?
ALOUD has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ALOUD come from?
From Middle English 'aloude' — the prefix 'a-' (in, on) attached to 'loud', from Old English 'hlūd' (loud), so literally 'in a loud manner'.
What can ALOUD teach us?
A fear named aloud loses half its size; silence is where it grows in the dark.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.