Spanish word

ruidoso

Pronunciation

IPA/rwiˈðoso/

Meaning

  • adjectivenoisy

Example

Este restaurante es ruidoso.

This restaurant is noisy.

Illustration for ruidoso (noisy)

More examples

Cuando hay música alta, la casa se vuelve ruidosa.

When there is loud music, the house becomes noisy.

Core concept

Loud disruptive background noise.

Common phrases

  • vecinos ruidosos

    noisy neighbors

  • fábrica ruidosa

    noisy factory

  • música ruidosa

    loud music

Similar words

bullicioso: Busy and vocally lively, with continuous chatter and active commotion.
alborotado: Boisterous and disorderly, stirring up commotion and disturbance.
parlanchín: Talkative to the point of being noticeably noisy and hard to ignore.

Definition in Spanish

Que produce o contiene sonidos fuertes o molestos que impiden la tranquilidad.

Word origin

From Spanish ruido "noise" plus suffix -oso (from Latin -ōsus) meaning "full of", literally "full of noise".

Usage tips

  • Saying "Eres ruidoso" to a person sounds rude; speakers instead describe the action ("Haces mucho ruido") or call the place "ruidoso".

Other meanings

  • boisterousadjective
  • loudadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • ruidosidadnoisinessnoun
  • ruidosamentenoisilyadverb
  • ruidosísimovery noisyadjective

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