# noisy

Pronunciation: say "NOY-zee" /ˈnɔɪzi/

## Adjective

1. Making a noise, especially a loud or unpleasant one.
   - Simple: Making loud sounds that are hard to ignore.
   - _The noisy engine drowned out our entire conversation._
   - _A noisy group of children burst into the quiet library._
2. Filled with noise, as a place or environment can be.
   - Simple: Having a lot of loud sound all around.
   - _The market was noisy with vendors shouting over one another._
   - _Downtown gets noisy on weekend nights, with music spilling from every bar._
3. Containing random fluctuations that obscure the true signal or data.
   - Simple: Having random changes that hide the real information in a signal or set of data.
   - _The sensor produced a noisy reading that masked the actual temperature trend._
   - _Engineers cleaned up the noisy data before running their analysis._
4. Visually busy or garish, drawing unwanted attention through a cluttered or jarring appearance.
   - Simple: Looking too busy or bright in a way that draws unwanted attention.
   - _The website's noisy layout made it hard to focus on the main message._
   - _He wore a noisy tie covered in clashing stripes and dots._

## Origin

Formed from "noise" combined with the suffix "-y".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/noisy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).