Cheesy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of very poor quality; flimsy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzɪŋli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɪstəkˌɑːsɪnˈəʊmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɪstəkˌɑːsɪnˈəʊmə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzɪŋli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sleazy chintzy cheap tinny punk bum crummy

Word Forms

bum	noun	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
cheapness	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
sleaziness	noun	a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
sleaze	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

käsig

von sehr schlechter Qualität; dünn

🇫🇷French

ringard

de très mauvaise qualité ; fragile

🇪🇸Spanish

caseoso

de muy mala calidad; endeble

🇮🇹Italian

formaggio

di pessima qualità; fragile

🇳🇱Dutch

kaasachtig

van zeer slechte kwaliteit; dun

🇵🇹Portuguese

cafona

de muito má qualidade; frágil

🇷🇺Russian

дрянной

очень плохого качества; хрупкий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पनीर का

बहुत ख़राब गुणवत्ता का; तार

🇧🇩Bengali

চিজি

খুব খারাপ মানের; ক্ষীণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அறுவையான

மிகவும் மோசமான தரம்; மெலிந்த

🇮🇳Telugu

చీజీ

చాలా తక్కువ నాణ్యత; బలహీనమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

चीझी

अतिशय निकृष्ट दर्जाचे; क्षीण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીઝી

ખૂબ જ નબળી ગુણવત્તાની; મામૂલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೀಸೀ

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಳಪೆ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ; ದುರ್ಬಲವಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീസി

വളരെ മോശം ഗുണനിലവാരം; ദുർബലമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਸੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਮਾੜੀ ਕੁਆਲਿਟੀ ਦਾ; ਮਾਮੂਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشگوار

انتہائی ناقص معیار کا؛ کمزور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

俗气的

质量很差；脆弱的

🇯🇵Japanese

安っぽい

品質が非常に悪い。薄っぺらい

🇰🇷Korean

치즈맛이 나는

품질이 매우 좋지 않습니다. 얇은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sến sẩm

có chất lượng rất kém; mỏng manh

🇹🇭Thai

วิเศษ

มีคุณภาพต่ำมาก บอบบาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

murahan

kualitasnya sangat buruk; tipis

🇲🇾Malay

murahan

kualiti yang sangat buruk; rapuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جبني

ذات نوعية رديئة للغاية؛ واهية

🇮🇷Persian

پنیری

با کیفیت بسیار پایین؛ سست

🇹🇷Turkish

sevimsiz

çok kalitesiz; çürük

🇮🇱Hebrew

גְבִינִי

באיכות ירודה מאוד; דַקִיק

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