Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Gaudy, showy: Having excessively bright, loud, or clashing colors that are often considered tasteless or lacking in elegance.
   • Garish, flashy: Extremely vivid and conspicuous in a way that is intended to attract attention but often seems cheap or over-the-top.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chiếc váy đó quá sặc sỡ cho một bữa tiệc trang trọng. (That dress is too gaudy for a formal party.)
  • Những bức tranh sặc sỡ treo đầy tường. (The garish paintings covered the walls.)
  • Con chim có bộ lông sặc sỡ. (The bird has showy plumage.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe not only colors but also styles, decorations, or presentations that are excessively ornate and visually overwhelming.
  • Kiến trúc của tòa nhà bị chỉ trích là quá sặc sỡ và thiếu tinh tế. (The building's architecture was criticized for being too flashy and lacking sophistication.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lòe loẹt (adj): Also means gaudy or flashy, often used interchangeably with "sặc sỡ" but can imply an even more vulgar or tacky appearance.

Synonyms

• Gaudy: Excessively bright and showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
• Garish: Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.
• Flashy: Attracting attention by being bright, expensive, or ostentatious.
• Loud (of colors): Having very bright or clashing colors.

Antonyms

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

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Màu sắc sặc sỡ: Gaudy colors.
  • Cô ấy không thích màu sắc sặc sỡ trong trang trí nội thất. (She does not like gaudy colors in interior decoration.)
• Ăn mặc sặc sỡ: To dress in a showy or flashy manner.
  • Anh ấy luôn ăn mặc sặc sỡ khi đi dự tiệc. (He always dresses flashily when going to parties.)

adj

1. gaudy, showy