"vociferous" meaning in English

See vociferous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vəʊˈsɪfəɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /vəˈsɪfəɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /voʊˈsɪfəɹəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vociferous.wav Forms: more vociferous [comparative], most vociferous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin vōcifer + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|vōcifer}} Latin vōcifer, {{af|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} vociferous (comparative more vociferous, superlative most vociferous)
  1. Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous. Translations (making a noisy outcry): крещящ (kreštjašt) (Bulgarian), hlučný [masculine] (Czech), luidruchtig (Dutch), äänekäs (Finnish), kovaääninen (Finnish), meluisa (Finnish), vociférateur (French), bruyant (French), ხმაურიანი (xmauriani) (Georgian), ხმამაღალი (xmamaɣali) (Georgian), მყვირალა (mq̇virala) (Georgian), lautstark (German), κραυγαλέος (kravgaléos) [masculine] (Greek), ηχηρός (ichirós) [masculine] (Greek), ardghlórach (Irish), nganangana (Maori), høyrøstet (Norwegian Bokmål), høgrøysta (Norwegian Nynorsk), چاغرخان (çağırgan) (Ottoman Turkish), پر سر و صدا (por sar-o-sedâ) (Persian), кричащий (kričaščij) (Russian), громогласный (gromoglasnyj) (Russian), högljudd (Swedish), högröstad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-vociferous-en-adj-tpaGtx1S Disambiguation of 'making a noisy outcry': 94 6
  2. Vocally and forcefully opinionated.
    Sense id: en-vociferous-en-adj-Q49H2PtQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: noisy, voiceful Derived forms: vociferously, vociferousness Related terms: vocal, vociferation
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    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "nganangana"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "høyrøstet"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "høgrøysta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "çağırgan",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "چاغرخان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "por sar-o-sedâ",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "پر سر و صدا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kričaščij",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "кричащий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gromoglasnyj",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "громогласный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "högljudd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "making a noisy outcry",
      "word": "högröstad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vociferous"
}

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