ruidosa

Ruidosa is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective ruidoso, meaning "noisy" or "loud." It describes places, objects, or sounds that produce a high level of noise and agrees with feminine nouns (for example, la calle ruidosa; una habitación ruidosa). The masculine form is ruidoso, and the plural forms are ruidosos (masc) and ruidosas (fem).

Etymology: The word is derived from the noun ruido (noise) with the suffix -oso, a productive Spanish pattern that forms adjectives indicating abundance or intensity of a quality.

Usage: In everyday Spanish, ruidosa describes literal or figurative noise. It tends to describe auditory environments rather than people, but can be used for objects like machines, vehicles, or crowded settings as well (una máquina ruidosa, una ciudad ruidosa). It can also appear in phrases that convey a sense of disturbance or commotion, such as "un ambiente ruidoso" or "una discusión ruidosa."

Variants and related terms: The related adjective ruidos o (masc) and ruidosa (fem) share the same root. Synonyms include ruidoso and estruendoso; antonyms include silencioso and tranquilo. The corresponding noun is ruido.

See also: ruido. Translations include English: noisy; Portuguese: barulhento/barulhenta; French: bruyant/bruyante.