noisy

adjective

ˈnȯi-zē 

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

ˈnȯi-zə-lē 

adverb

noisiness

ˈnȯi-zē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of noisy

• discordant
• booming
• blatant
• dinning
• dissonant
• rackety
• cacophonous

Examples of noisy in a Sentence

The playground was filled with noisy children.

His lawnmower is very noisy.

Recent Examples on the Web

The show was always brilliant at orchestrating moods, with its slow-fast, quiet-loud contrasts, its extreme close-ups and noisy action scenes. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

One defendant convicted by a jury continues to engage in noisy defiance. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

The plot centers on bickering couple Joe and Angela, who invite their noisy upstairs neighbors, Hawk and Piña, for dinner. — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

The hard part is not building a record-setting sensor in a quiet lab, but rather making a device that works on a noisy bridge, near traffic, weather, steel and electrical interference. — Alex Krasnok, Scientific American, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

noisy

adjective

ˈnȯi-zē 

noisier; noisiest

1

: making noise

2

: full of or characterized by noise

a noisy street

noisily

-zə-lē 

adverb

noisiness

-zē-nəs 

noun