Noisy
adjective
Making a lot of loud, disturbing sounds.
The construction site is very noisy during the day.
Often appears as...
- noisy room
- noisy crowd
adjective
Having lots of lively and animated chatter.
The children were noisy during playtime.
Often appears as...
- noisy children
- noisy classroom
adjective
Full of, characterized by, causing, or producing a lot of unnecessary and annoying noise.
The noisy fan was distracting me from my work.
Often appears as...
- noisy engine
- noisy machinery
adjective
Attracting a lot of attention by being very colorful or friendly.
She wore a noisy print dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- noisy print
- noisy color
adjective
In statistical analysis, having a high level of random variation or unrelated information.
The data collected was noisy, making it hard to identify a clear trend.
Often appears as...
- noisy data
- noisy signals
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Academic
adjective
Making a lot of loud, disturbing sounds.
The construction site is very noisy during the day.
Often appears as...
- noisy room
- noisy crowd
adjective
Having lots of lively and animated chatter.
The children were noisy during playtime.
Often appears as...
- noisy children
- noisy classroom
adjective
Full of, characterized by, causing, or producing a lot of unnecessary and annoying noise.
The noisy fan was distracting me from my work.
Often appears as...
- noisy engine
- noisy machinery
adjective
Attracting a lot of attention by being very colorful or friendly.
She wore a noisy print dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- noisy print
- noisy color
adjective
In statistical analysis, having a high level of random variation or unrelated information.
The data collected was noisy, making it hard to identify a clear trend.
Often appears as...
- noisy data
- noisy signals
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Impression
Describing a place as noisy often implies discomfort or annoyance due to excess sound.
I left the cafe because it was too noisy for reading.
Pro Tip 2/2Intensity of Sound
'Noisy' suggests a higher volume of sound, not just occasional loud noises.
The noisy party next door made it difficult to sleep.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Impression
Describing a place as noisy often implies discomfort or annoyance due to excess sound.
I left the cafe because it was too noisy for reading.
Pro Tip 2/2Intensity of Sound
'Noisy' suggests a higher volume of sound, not just occasional loud noises.
The noisy party next door made it difficult to sleep.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Impression
Describing a place as noisy often implies discomfort or annoyance due to excess sound.
I left the cafe because it was too noisy for reading.
Pro Tip 2/2Intensity of Sound
'Noisy' suggests a higher volume of sound, not just occasional loud noises.
The noisy party next door made it difficult to sleep.
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Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
Now we take those human demonstrations -- they're all noisy and imperfect -- and we extract from them an inferred task trajectory and control sequence for the robot. We then execute that on the robot, we observe what happens, then we adjust the controls, using a sequence of techniques called iterative learning.
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How to take a picture of...
to piece together a picture using their knowledge of face structure, the imaging algorithms I develop use our limited telescope data to guide us to a picture that also looks like stuff in our universe. Using these algorithms, we're able to piece together pictures from this sparse, noisy data.
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Making robots more like...
our language understanding systems they understand accents they understand nor in noisy environments so speech is another important thing a six-year-old child has manual dexterity good enough to do any task we ask a factory worker can do in a low-cost production region
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Hot Spring and Swans in...
one quite like this one here he quite apart from the fact that it's surrounded by snow-covered mountains and I put the frozen lake behind me I've been joined by this huge flock of noisy Koufos wise you've come in all the way from Siberia they've been sweeping down
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How Quantum Biology...
That's very different from the warm, messy, noisy environment of a living cell. Biology itself, if you think of molecular biology, seems to have done very well in describing all the processes of life in terms of chemistry -- chemical reactions.
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Why do whales sing? -...
For example, scientists have been able to differentiate the elusive blue whale's populations worldwide based on their songs. But the oceans are getting noisier as a result of human activity. Boating, military sonar, underwater construction,
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5 ways to listen better...
first writing, then audio recording and now video recording as well. The premium on accurate and careful listening has simply disappeared. Secondly, the world is now so noisy, with this cacophony going on visually and auditorily,
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public. It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty.
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Sting: How I started...
It has to be said, the shipyard was not the most pleasant place to live next door to, or indeed work in. The shipyard was noisy, dangerous, highly toxic, with an appalling health and safety record.
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Meet the World's Biggest...
turf but they rarely break skin mostly it's just a lot of noisy posturing posturing aside this big black flying creature is nothing more than a fuzzy boxy looking vegetarian
Video examples
Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
Now we take those human demonstrations -- they're all noisy and imperfect -- and we extract from them an inferred task trajectory and control sequence for the robot. We then execute that on the robot, we observe what happens, then we adjust the controls, using a sequence of techniques called iterative learning.
Video examples
How to take a picture of...
to piece together a picture using their knowledge of face structure, the imaging algorithms I develop use our limited telescope data to guide us to a picture that also looks like stuff in our universe. Using these algorithms, we're able to piece together pictures from this sparse, noisy data.
Video examples
Making robots more like...
our language understanding systems they understand accents they understand nor in noisy environments so speech is another important thing a six-year-old child has manual dexterity good enough to do any task we ask a factory worker can do in a low-cost production region
Video examples
Hot Spring and Swans in...
one quite like this one here he quite apart from the fact that it's surrounded by snow-covered mountains and I put the frozen lake behind me I've been joined by this huge flock of noisy Koufos wise you've come in all the way from Siberia they've been sweeping down
Video examples
How Quantum Biology...
That's very different from the warm, messy, noisy environment of a living cell. Biology itself, if you think of molecular biology, seems to have done very well in describing all the processes of life in terms of chemistry -- chemical reactions.
Video examples
Why do whales sing? -...
For example, scientists have been able to differentiate the elusive blue whale's populations worldwide based on their songs. But the oceans are getting noisier as a result of human activity. Boating, military sonar, underwater construction,
Video examples
5 ways to listen better...
first writing, then audio recording and now video recording as well. The premium on accurate and careful listening has simply disappeared. Secondly, the world is now so noisy, with this cacophony going on visually and auditorily,
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public. It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty.
Video examples
Sting: How I started...
It has to be said, the shipyard was not the most pleasant place to live next door to, or indeed work in. The shipyard was noisy, dangerous, highly toxic, with an appalling health and safety record.
Video examples
Meet the World's Biggest...
turf but they rarely break skin mostly it's just a lot of noisy posturing posturing aside this big black flying creature is nothing more than a fuzzy boxy looking vegetarian
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Petra Kvitova
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I think the U.S. Open just doesn't suit my personality. I'm more of a calm person. There, it's noisy all day, cars are everywhere, and it takes so long to get to the site. I know that those things shouldn't matter when you're playing, but I just find they drain your energy.
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Mel Brooks
American Comedian
Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive.
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Enya
Irish Musician
It's a noisy environment we all live in, whether it's traffic or the workplace, so it's very difficult to think about your life in general. A lot of people are afraid to do that. They like to hide behind their work and not face up to a big problem in their life.
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Asher Keddie
Australian Actress
I won't demonstrate how I yell 'Go Pies!' because my children nearly have a heart-attack when it comes out. It's the one time that I'm really noisy! I've never said that to anyone before - no one even knows I'm a Pies supporter.
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Julian Nagelsmann
German Coach
In the stadium, when it is very noisy, you only have a limited influence as a coach. You need players on the field who understand the plan and who will talk to the guys when things are not going well.
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Ben Howard
English Musician
The world is a very noisy place and so I don't need to shout about things. There are so many people shouting and a lot of people get lost in it.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
Schwarzenegger is big, he's noisy, he's larger than life, and he's earned the credibility to be cast for the role of America's Green superhero.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Abstracting human wisdom into models often works better than relying on human experts as models are often more consistent and less noisy.
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Daphne Koller
Israeli Scientist
The world is noisy and messy. You need to deal with the noise and uncertainty.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I write in a noisy, distracting world so the books can be read there.
Quote examples
Petra Kvitova
Czechoslovakian Athlete
I think the U.S. Open just doesn't suit my personality. I'm more of a calm person. There, it's noisy all day, cars are everywhere, and it takes so long to get to the site. I know that those things shouldn't matter when you're playing, but I just find they drain your energy.
Quote examples
Mel Brooks
American Comedian
Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive.
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Enya
Irish Musician
It's a noisy environment we all live in, whether it's traffic or the workplace, so it's very difficult to think about your life in general. A lot of people are afraid to do that. They like to hide behind their work and not face up to a big problem in their life.
Quote examples
Asher Keddie
Australian Actress
I won't demonstrate how I yell 'Go Pies!' because my children nearly have a heart-attack when it comes out. It's the one time that I'm really noisy! I've never said that to anyone before - no one even knows I'm a Pies supporter.
Quote examples
Julian Nagelsmann
German Coach
In the stadium, when it is very noisy, you only have a limited influence as a coach. You need players on the field who understand the plan and who will talk to the guys when things are not going well.
Quote examples
Ben Howard
English Musician
The world is a very noisy place and so I don't need to shout about things. There are so many people shouting and a lot of people get lost in it.
Quote examples
Tina Brown
American Editor
Schwarzenegger is big, he's noisy, he's larger than life, and he's earned the credibility to be cast for the role of America's Green superhero.
Quote examples
Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Abstracting human wisdom into models often works better than relying on human experts as models are often more consistent and less noisy.
Quote examples
Daphne Koller
Israeli Scientist
The world is noisy and messy. You need to deal with the noise and uncertainty.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I write in a noisy, distracting world so the books can be read there.
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