noise

/nɔɪz/

nounnoise

Remember: n + OI (like “boy”) + se — nOIse.

Yes, it's noise. The tricky part is the vowel sound: it’s spelled **oi** (not **oy**).

Definitions

  1. nouna sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or distracting
  2. nounany sound that is not wanted or that makes it hard to hear or understand something else

Examples

  • The noise from the construction site woke me up early.
  • Please lower your voice—there’s too much noise in the library.
  • The microphone picked up a strange noise during the recording.

Synonyms

soundracketdinclamorcommotion

Antonyms

silencequiet

Translations

ES ruidoPT barulhoFR bruit

Common misspellings

noisnoizenoysenoiceniosenoiseynoiseenois e

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