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    gaudy
    /ˈɡɔːdi/

    adjective

    • 1. extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless: "silver bows and gaudy ribbons"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGAUDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    unpleasantly bright in colour or decoration: gaudy plastic flowers. Synonyms. flash UK. garish disapproving. gimcrack disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off. check out. chichi. dressed. exhibitionistically. flamboyance. flamboyant. flaunt. gimmickry. meretricious. negging.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gaudyGaudy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of GAUDY is ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented. How to use gaudy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gaudy.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › gaudyGAUDY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Gaudy definition: brilliantly or excessively showy. See examples of GAUDY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGAUDY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    unpleasantly bright in color or decoration: gaudy plastic flowers. Synonyms. flash UK. garish disapproving. gimcrack disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off. bravura. check out. chichi. dressed. exhibitionistically. flamboyance. flamboyant. gimmickry. meretricious. negging.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › gaudygaudy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner. ( obsolete) Fun; merry; festive . Synonyms. [ edit] (excessively showy): tawdry, flashy, garish, kitschy. Thesaurus:gaudy. Derived terms. [ edit]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gaudyGaudy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Gaudy is an adjective that means "ostentatious" — in other words, flashy and in your face, and not in a good way. Someone in a gaudy outfit is probably trying too hard to be cool and stylish. Gaudy evolved from the Middle English gaud “deception, trick” in the 1520’s.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGAUDY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    cheaply showy in a tasteless way; flashy. 3. ostentatiously ornamented; garish. SYNONYMS 2. tawdry, loud; conspicuous, obvious. gaudy, flashy, garish, showy agree in the idea of conspicuousness and, often, bad taste.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › gaudyGaudy - definition of gaudy by The Free Dictionary

    1. showy in a tasteless way; flashy; tawdry. 2. ostentatiously ornamented; garish. [1520–30; taken as a derivative of gaud] gaud′i•ly, adv.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgaudy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of gaudy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › gaudygaudy | meaning of gaudy in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    gaudy meaning, definition, what is gaudy: clothes, colours etc that are gaudy are ...: Learn more.