the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
grell
geschmacklos protzig
🇫🇷French
criard
insipide et voyant
🇪🇸Spanish
llamativo
vistoso de mal gusto
🇮🇹Italian
vistoso
insapore appariscente
🇳🇱Dutch
opzichtig
smakeloos opzichtig
🇵🇹Portuguese
extravagante
insípido vistoso
🇷🇺Russian
яркий
безвкусно показной
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भड़कीला
बेस्वाद रूप से दिखावटी
🇧🇩Bengali
আড়ম্বরপূর্ণ
স্বাদহীনভাবে প্রদর্শনী
🇮🇳Tamil
அலங்காரமான
ரசனையின்றி காட்சியளிக்கிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
గంభీరమైన
రుచిలేని ప్రదర్శన
🇮🇳Marathi
भडक
चव नसलेले दिखाऊ
🇮🇳Gujarati
આડંબર
સ્વાદહીન દેખાડે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೊಗಸುಗಾರ
ರುಚಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ
ਬੇਸਵਾਦ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
دلکش
بے ذائقہ دکھاوا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
扎眼
无味艳丽
🇯🇵Japanese
派手な
悪趣味な派手な
🇰🇷Korean
화려하다
맛없게 화려한
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sặc sỡ
sặc sỡ một cách vô vị
🇹🇭Thai
ฉูดฉาด
ฉูดฉาดอย่างไร้รสชาติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyolok
tidak mencolok
🇵🇭Filipino
makulit
walang lasa na pasikat
🇲🇾Malay
kecoh
tidak sedap dipamerkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متوهج
مبهرج لا طعم له
🇮🇷Persian
زرق و برق دار
بی مزه خودنمایی
🇹🇷Turkish
cafcaflı
zevksizce gösterişli
🇮🇱Hebrew
צַעֲקָנִי
ראוותני חסר טעם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'garish'?
The primary meaning of 'garish' is 'tastelessly showy'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'garish' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'garish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'garish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'garish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'garish' in your daily reading?
Very Often
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Do you find 'garish' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'garish' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'garish' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'garish' in a professional email?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Never
Would you classify 'garish' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
Pick an option to see how others voted
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