noise
English Thesaurus
1. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | irregularity, unregularity, |
| definition | : | not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | ergodicity, |
| definition | : | an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions (noun.attribute) |
2. incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | incomprehensibility, |
| definition | : | the quality of being incomprehensible (noun.attribute) |
3. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience (noun.cognition)
4. a loud outcry of protest or complaint (noun.communication)
5. sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | sound, |
| definition | : | the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | banging, |
| definition | : | a continuing very loud noise (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | bark, |
| definition | : | a noise resembling the bark of a dog (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | chatter, chattering, |
| definition | : | the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | chatter, chattering, |
| definition | : | the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | chug, |
| definition | : | the dull explosive noise made by an engine (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | clack, clap, |
| definition | : | a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | clatter, |
| definition | : | a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | creak, creaking, |
| definition | : | a squeaking sound (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | crunch, |
| definition | : | the sound of something crunching (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | ding-dong, |
| definition | : | the noise made by a bell (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | explosion, |
| definition | : | the noise caused by an explosion (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | grate, |
| definition | : | a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | grinding, |
| definition | : | a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | grunt, oink, |
| definition | : | the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | howl, |
| definition | : | a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | hum, humming, |
| definition | : | a humming noise (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | pant, |
| definition | : | the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | plonk, |
| definition | : | the noise of something dropping (as into liquid) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | plop, |
| definition | : | the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | plump, |
| definition | : | the sound of a sudden heavy fall (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | racket, |
| definition | : | a loud and disturbing noise (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | rale, rattle, rattling, |
| definition | : | a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | report, |
| definition | : | a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | rhonchus, |
| definition | : | a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | scrunch, |
| definition | : | a crunching noise (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | shrilling, |
| definition | : | a continuing shrill noise (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | sizzle, |
| definition | : | a sizzling noise (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | slam, |
| definition | : | the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | snap, |
| definition | : | the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | snore, |
| definition | : | the rattling noise produced when snoring (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | plash, splash, |
| definition | : | the sound like water splashing (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | squawk, |
| definition | : | the noise of squawking (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | squeak, |
| definition | : | a short high-pitched noise (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | squish, |
| definition | : | the noise of soft mud being walked on (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | stridulation, |
| definition | : | a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | swoosh, whoosh, |
| definition | : | the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | thunder, |
| definition | : | a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning (noun.event) |
6. electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | trouble, |
| definition | : | an event causing distress or pain (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | clutter, |
| definition | : | unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | background, background signal, |
| definition | : | extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | crosstalk, xt, |
| definition | : | the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | fadeout, |
| definition | : | a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | jitter, |
| definition | : | small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | white noise, |
| definition | : | a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration (noun.event) |
7. emit a noise (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | go, sound, |
| definition | : | make a certain noise or sound (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | sizzle, |
| definition | : | make a sound like frying fat (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | howl, roar, |
| definition | : | make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | purl, sough, |
| definition | : | make a murmuring sound (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | claxon, honk, |
| definition | : | use the horn of a car (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | hum, |
| definition | : | make a low continuous sound (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | racket, |
| definition | : | make loud and annoying noises (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | clitter, stridulate, |
| definition | : | make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | drown out, |
| definition | : | make imperceptible (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | scream, |
| definition | : | make a loud, piercing sound (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | backfire, |
| definition | : | emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | ring out, |
| definition | : | sound loudly (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | blare, blast, |
| definition | : | make a strident sound (verb.perception) |
8. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | random, |
| definition | : | lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance (adj.all) |
9. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | dissonant, unresolved, |
| definition | : | characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved (adj.all) |
10. a loud outcry of protest or complaint (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | noisy, |
| definition | : | full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds (adj.all) |
11. sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event)
12. emit a noise (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | dissonance, noise, racket, |
| definition | : | the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | noise, |
| definition | : | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event) |
13. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | random, |
| definition | : | lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance (adj.all) |
14. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | dissonant, unresolved, |
| definition | : | characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved (adj.all) |
15. a loud outcry of protest or complaint (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | noisy, |
| definition | : | full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds (adj.all) |
16. sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event)
17. emit a noise (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | dissonance, noise, racket, |
| definition | : | the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | noise, |
| definition | : | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event) |
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