noise
English
/nɔɪz/
noun
Definitions
- Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
- Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
- (technology) Unwanted part of a signal.
- (figurative) Unwanted fuss or bustle; useless activity.
- (genetics) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.
- Rumour or complaint.
- (obsolete) Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.
- (music) A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English noise derived from Old French noise (noise, a dispute, strife, wrangle) derived from Latin nausia, noxia (harm, injury, damage, hurt).
Origin
Latin
noxia
Gloss
harm, injury, damage, hurt
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- antinoise English
- denoise English
- maker English
- making English
- monger English
- noisecore English
- noiseful English
- noiseless English
- noiselessly English
- noiselessness English
- noiselet English
- noiselike English
- noisemaker English
- noisemaking English
- noisemonger English
- noisenik English
- noiseproof English
- noisescape English
- noisest English
- noiseth English
- noisily English
- noisiness English
- noisy English
- outnoise English
- overnoise English
- self-noise English
- unnoisy English
- nausia Latin
- noxia Latin
- noise French
- ναυσία Ancient Greek
- *neḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- ノイズ Japanese
- noise Middle English
- noise Old French
- noise Middle French
- nois Tok Pisin