51³Ō¹Ļ

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gaudy

1

[gaw-dee]

adjective

gaudier, gaudiest 
  1. brilliantly or excessively showy.

    gaudy plumage.

  2. cheaply showy in a tasteless way; flashy.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms: ,
  3. ostentatiously ornamented; garish.



gaudy

2

[gaw-dee]

noun

British.

plural

gaudies 
  1. a festival or celebration, especially an annual college feast.

gaudy

1

/ ĖˆÉ”É”Ė»åÉŖ /

adjective

  1. gay, bright, or colourful in a crude or vulgar manner; garish

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gaudy

2

/ ĖˆÉ”É”Ė»åÉŖ /

noun

  1. a celebratory festival or feast held at some schools and colleges

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • gaudily adverb
  • gaudiness noun
  • ungaudily adverb
  • ˈ²µ²¹³Ü»å¾±²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ²µ²¹³Ü»å¾±±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of gaudy1

First recorded in 1520–30; originally attributive use of gaudy 2 ( def. ); later taken as a derivative of gaud ( def. )

Origin of gaudy2

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin gaudium joy, delight
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of gaudy1

C16: from gaud

Origin of gaudy2

C16: from Latin gaudium joy, from ²µ²¹³Ü»åŧ°ł±š to rejoice
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Synonym Study

Gaudy, flashy, garish, showy agree in the idea of conspicuousness and, often, bad taste. That which is gaudy challenges the eye, as by brilliant colors or evident cost, and is not in good taste: a gaudy hat. Flashy suggests insistent and vulgar display, in rather a sporty manner: a flashy necktie. Garish suggests a glaring brightness, or crude vividness of color, and too much ornamentation: garish decorations. Showy applies to that which is strikingly conspicuous, but not necessarily offensive to good taste: a garden of showy flowers; a showy dress.
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Which nowadays makes it hard for them to compete for landscape space when our nursery shelves are brimming with eye-popping non-native plants with flowers so gaudy they look plastic.

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The Monaco Grand Prix is a lot of things - historic, spectacular, gaudy, even perhaps a little distasteful in its glamorisation of ostentatious wealth.

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He even allowed the White House’s social media trolls to release a meme of him decked out as a gaudy pontiff within days of attending Francis’ funeral.

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Same story with a .930 OPS that is more than 100 points lower than his gaudy 2024 total, but still good enough to rank top 20 in the majors.

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It's become an ersatz Versailles with phony gilt tchotkes jammed in every corner and gaudy picture frames crowded together on the walls:

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