gaudy

/'gɔ:di/

Thân thiện

The celebrity wore a gaudy costume to the awards show.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tastelessly showy or bright: Describes something that is excessively flashy, ornate, or colorful in a way that is considered vulgar or lacking in good taste.
   • Marked by conspicuous display: Often used to describe clothes or decorations that are intended to attract attention through bright colors or excessive decoration.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She wore a gaudy dress covered in sequins and neon colors to the formal dinner.
  • The casino's interior was decorated with gaudy chandeliers and bright red carpets.
  • He criticized the building's gaudy architecture, which clashed with the historic neighborhood.

Advanced Usage

• "Gaudy display": An ostentatious and tasteless exhibition.
  • The festival parade was a gaudy display of oversized floats and blaring music.
• "Gaudy beyond belief": Used for emphasis to describe something extremely tasteless and showy.
  • The celebrity's mansion was decorated in a style that was gaudy beyond belief.

Variants and Related Words

• Gaudily (adverb): In a gaudy manner.
  • The room was gaudily decorated for the party.
• Gaudiness (noun): The quality of being gaudy.
  • The gaudiness of the costume distracted from the actor's performance.

Synonyms

• Garish: Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.
• Flashy: Showy in a cheap and vulgar way.
• Tawdry: Showy but cheap and of poor quality.
• Meretricious: Apparently attractive but having no real value, typically used to describe decoration or style.

Antonyms

• Subtle: So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe; understated.
• Elegant: Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
• Sober: Serious, sensible, and solemn; not bright or showy.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "All that glitters is not gold": This proverb is conceptually related, warning that a showy, attractive exterior (which could be described as gaudy) may not indicate true value.
  • The investment opportunity seemed fantastic, but remember, all that glitters is not gold.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
2. tastelessly showy
   • a flash car
   • a flashy ring
   • garish colors
   • a gaudy costume
   • loud sport shirts
   • a meretricious yet stylish book
   • tawdry ornaments

Noun

1. (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college

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• flashy
• jazzy
• showy
• sporty