Loud
Loud adjective - Marked by a high volume of sound.
Usage example: loud music that could be heard all over the neighborhood
Nearby Word: loudly
Soft
Soft adjective - Not loud in pitch or volume.
Usage example: soft music played in the background while we ate
Both words in one sentence
- This movement, the 4th of the cantata, has been called a century ahead of its time - no other work of the Baroque era has such an interesting combination of loud and soft sections.
Source: Subdued Section - The guitars have heavy distortion and plenty of feedback (usually), songs often consist of both loud and soft sections, and the lyrics are often pretty personal, influencing lots of more angsty genres such as Nu Metal and modern emo bands.
Source: Grunge -
Theme Music Power-Up: Going from a soft section to a loud section of a song (or from a soft to loud song in Survival mode) results in this — for you and the enemies!
Source: Video Game / Beat Hazard
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