Flashy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tastelessly showy

(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈæʃi/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈaʃi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈaʃi/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈæʃi/.

Examples

a flash car
a flashy ring
garish colors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tawdry trashy showy tacky flash garish cheap gaudy jazzy sporty tatty gimcrack loud brassy meretricious

Parts of Speech

adjective	tastelessly showy “a flash car”
adjective	(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

Word Forms

cheapness	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
flash	noun	a gaudy outward display
flashiness	noun	tasteless showiness
garishness	noun	strident color or excessive ornamentation
gaud	noun	cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
gaudiness	noun	tasteless showiness
loudness	noun	tasteless showiness
meretriciousness	noun	tasteless showiness
tackiness	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
tat	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
tawdriness	noun	tasteless showiness
trashiness	noun	the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better
showiness	noun	extravagant elaborateness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auffällig

geschmacklos protzig

🇪🇸Spanish

ostentoso

vistoso de mal gusto

🇮🇹Italian

appariscente

insapore appariscente

🇳🇱Dutch

flitsend

smakeloos opzichtig

🇵🇹Portuguese

chamativo

insípido vistoso

🇷🇺Russian

яркий

безвкусно показной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमकीला

बेस्वाद रूप से दिखावटी

🇧🇩Bengali

চটকদার

স্বাদহীনভাবে প্রদর্শনী

🇮🇳Tamil

பளிச்சிடும்

ரசனையின்றி காட்சியளிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరిసే

రుచిలేని ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

चमकदार

चव नसलेले दिखाऊ

🇮🇳Gujarati

આછકલું

સ્વાદહીન દેખાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳೆಯುವ

ರುಚಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിന്നുന്ന

രുചിയില്ലാത്ത പ്രദർശനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਬੇਸਵਾਦ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکدار

بے ذائقہ دکھاوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

华而不实的

无味艳丽

🇯🇵Japanese

派手

悪趣味な派手な

🇰🇷Korean

불 같은

맛없게 화려한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hào nhoáng

sặc sỡ một cách vô vị

🇹🇭Thai

ฉูดฉาด

ฉูดฉาดอย่างไร้รสชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyolok

tidak mencolok

🇵🇭Filipino

marangya

walang lasa na pasikat

🇲🇾Malay

mencolok

tidak sedap dipamerkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبهرج

مبهرج لا طعم له

🇮🇷Persian

پر زرق و برق

بی مزه خودنمایی

🇹🇷Turkish

gösterişli

zevksizce gösterişli

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִתהַדֵר

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