boisterous
/'bɔistərəs/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy: Describes people or animals that are loud, lively, and unrestrained in their behavior, often in a positive, high-spirited way.
- Stormy, turbulent, or violent: Describes weather, water, or forces of nature that are wild, rough, and powerful.
Examples of Usage
- Describing people or behavior:
- Describing weather or nature:
Advanced Usage
- "Boisterous spirits": Refers to a lively, exuberant, and unrestrained temperament.
- "Boisterous humor": Indicates humor that is loud, hearty, and physically demonstrative.
Variants and Related Words
- Boisterously (adverb): In a noisy, energetic, and rowdy manner.
- Boisterousness (noun): The quality or state of being boisterous.
Synonyms
- Rowdy: Noisy and disorderly.
- Rambunctious: Uncontrollably exuberant or boisterous.
- Exuberant: Filled with lively energy and excitement.
- Turbulent: Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not smooth or steady.
Antonyms
- Quiet: Making little or no noise.
- Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
- Restrained: Characterized by reserve or moderation.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "A boisterous crowd": A common phrase to describe a loud, lively, and energetic group of people.
- "Boisterous high spirits": Emphasizes a state of being extremely lively and cheerful.
Adjective
- violently agitated and turbulent
- boisterous winds and waves
- the fierce thunders roar me their music- Ezra Pound
- rough weather
- rough seas
- full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
- boisterous practical jokes
- knockabout comedy
- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
- a boisterous crowd
- a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
- a robustious group of teenagers
- beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
- an unruly class