Noise
WordNet
noun
(1) The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
(2) Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks
"All the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
(3) The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
"Modern music is just noise to me"
(4) A loud outcry of protest or complaint
"The announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"
"Whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could"
(5) Sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
"He enjoyed the street noises"
"They heard indistinct noises of people talking"
"During the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
(6) Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
verb
(7) Emit a noise
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Etymology
From < ; origin uncertain; according to some < ; according to others < ; but neither explanation is satisfactory in regard to either form or sense.
Noun
- Various sounds, usually unwanted.
- He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.
- Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations
- Unwanted part of a signal. (Signal to noise ratio)
- The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population
Verb
- To make noise
- To talk, especially to spread rumor or gossip.
- He noised about that he wanted the promotion, unwilling to ask for it but wanting it to be talked about.