Nosiest vs Noisest – What’s the difference?

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Nosiest vs Noisest - What's the difference?
As an adjective nosiest is (nosey).

As a verb noisest is (archaic) (noise).

nosiest

English

Adjective

(head)

  • (nosey)


    • nosey

    English

    Adjective

    (er)

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    noisest

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    Verb

    (head)

  • (archaic) (noise)


    • noise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun )

  • Various sounds, usually unwanted.
  • * (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
    • The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1

    • , passage=Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour.}}

  • Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
  • (label) Unwanted part of a signal. (Signal to noise ratio )
  • (label) The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.
  • Rumour or complaint.
  • * T. Baker
    • What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood!
  • * Spectator
    • Socrates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages.
  • (obsolete) Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.
  • * (Ben Jonson) (1572-1637)
    • The king has his noise of gypsies.
    (Milton)

    Derived terms

    * noises off
    * noiseless

    Synonyms

    * (Various sounds) sound

    Hyponyms

    * (Various sounds) bang, boom, crash, thud

    References

    (Genetics meaning)” ” Noise in Gene Expression: Origins, Consequences, and Control.” Jonathan M. Raser and Erin K. O’Shea (2005). ”Science . 309 (5743):2010-2013.

    Verb

    (nois)

  • To make a noise; to sound.
    • (Milton)
  • To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.
  • * 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts II:
    • When this was noysed aboute, the multitude cam togedder and were astonyed, because that every man herde them speake in his awne tongue.

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