gar·ish (gâr sh, g r-) adj. 1. a. Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy. b. Loud and flashy: garish makeup. See Synonyms at gaudy 1.
loudness. Subjective judgement of the level or power of sound reaching the ear. The human ear cannot give an absolute value to the loudness of a single sound, but can only make ...
Loudness. boiler factory. proverbial source of noise and confusion. [Am. Culture: Misc.] breaking of the sound barrier. boom of plane heard exceeding speed of about 750 m.p.h. or ...