I. ˈnȯiz noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, disturbance, noise, from Latin nausea nausea
Date: 13th century
1. : loud, confused, or senseless shouting or outcry
2.
a. : sound ; especially : one that lacks agreeable musical quality or is noticeably unpleasant
b. : any sound that is undesired or interferes with one's hearing of something
c. : an unwanted signal or a disturbance (as static or a variation of voltage) in an electronic device or instrument (as radio or television) ; broadly : a disturbance interfering with the operation of a usually mechanical device or system
d. : electromagnetic radiation (as light or radio waves) that is composed of several frequencies and that involves random changes in frequency or amplitude
e. : irrelevant or meaningless data or output occurring along with desired information
3. : common talk : rumor ; especially : slander
4. : something that attracts attention
the play…will make little noise in the world — Brendan Gill
5. : something spoken or uttered
6. : a style of rock music that is loud, often discordant, and usually uses electronic noise (as feedback)
• noise·less -ləs adjective
• noise·less·ly adverb
II. verb
( noised ; nois·ing )
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. : to talk much or loudly
2. : to make a noise
transitive verb
: to spread by rumor or report — usually used with about or abroad
the scandal was quickly noised about