Aloud
/əˈlaʊd/noun
In a voice that can be heard; not silently.
Did you know?Aloud comes from Old English roots meaning “in a loud voice,” and its history shows how speech itself was treated like something that could be projected outward with force, almost like a spoken spell.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
on hlúde
“in a loud voice; audibly”
Middle English
ME
aloude
“aloud; openly; in a loud voice”
14th Century
English
aloude
“in a loud voice; not silent”
Modern English
English
aloud
“in a voice that can be heard; not silently”