noise

CEFRA2

/ˈnoɪ̯z/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An unwanted or unpleasant sound.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any sound.

Examples

  • "I can't think with that noise," she said, as she stared at the typewriter.

  • There was a rattling noise coming from the back of the car.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈnɔɪ̯z/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.

  2. Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

  3. Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.

More examples

In context

  • We can't sleep because of the noise.

  • He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.

  • She crept up behind him not making a noise.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English noyse, noise, from Old French noise (“a dispute, wrangle, strife, noise”), of uncertain origin. According to some, from Latin nausia, nausea (“disgust, nausea”); according to others, from Latin noxia (“hurt, harm, damage, injury”); but neither explanation is satisfactory in regard to either form or sense. Potentially a reduced form of Old French enoiier (“to bother, to disturb”), from Latin inodio (“to make repulsive”) - which would make it a doublet of English annoy (“to bother, to irritate”) and English ennui (“boredom, jadedness, depression”). Compare Piedmontese nojé (“to bother, to annoy”), though this fails to explain the final /z/.