different between unruly vs noisy

English

Etymology

From Middle English unruly (“unquiet, restless”), equivalent to un- +? rule +? -ly (compare Middle English ruly, reuli (“subject to a religious rule, regular”)), but also representing a modified continuation of earlier Middle English unrouly, unroly (“unquiet, restless”), equivalent to un- +? roolie. The latter is perhaps from or influenced by Old Norse *úróligr, related to Danish urolig (“restless”), Swedish orolig (“restless”), Icelandic órólegur (“agitated”). Compare also Middle English unroo, unro (“unrest”). More at roo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??u?li/
• Rhymes: -u?li

Adjective

unruly (comparative unrulier, superlative unruliest)

1. Wild; uncontrolled.
   • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):

     Richard DeLongpre: Are you okay, my boy angel?

     Allen Gregory DeLongpre: I have a broken heart. And undergarments filled with my own unruly waste.

Translations

English

Etymology

noise +? -y

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /?n??zi/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /?n???z?/
• Rhymes: -??zi

Adjective

noisy (comparative noisier, superlative noisiest)

1. Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound

   the noisy crowd.

   Synonyms: clamorous, vociferous, turbulent, boisterous

2. Full of noise.

   a noisy bar

3. Unpleasant-looking and causing unwanted attention

   noisy clothes

Derived terms

• noisy miner
• noisily
• noisiness

Translations

References

• noisy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• yonis