Entry Word: clangorous

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 full of or characterized by the presence of noise <a clangorous but warmhearted household> — see noisy 2
2 making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds <the teenʼs clangorous efforts to learn to play the drums> — see noisy 1
3 marked by a high volume of sound <a clangorous train factory> — see loud 1