- volume, loudness, intensity - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"
--1 is a kind of sound property
Antonyms: softness
--1 has particulars: crescendo; forte, fortissimo - flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz - tasteless showiness
--2 is a kind of tastelessness