noisier; noisiest
1
: making noise
noisy trucks and buses
2
: full of or characterized by noise or clamor
a noisy office
a noisy scene
3
: noticeably showy, gaudy, or bright : conspicuous
a noisy sweater
noisily adverb
noisiness noun

Examples of noisy in a Sentence

The playground was filled with noisy children. His lawnmower is very noisy.
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Cregger wrote the screenplay in his garage next to a noisy refrigerator. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 Kids were often outside on bikes and scooters and roller skates, playing tag or touch football, turning cartwheels on the lawns, being noisy. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025 But interestingly, Copilot struggled to function normally because the demo was happening in a noisy restaurant. PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025 Without snow, walking on the forest floor was as noisy as dancing on soda crackers. Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noisy

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of noisy was in 1675

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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noisy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

noisy

adjective
noisier; noisiest
1
: making noise
2
: full of or characterized by noise
a noisy street
noisily adverb
noisiness noun

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