Gaudy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college

tastelessly showy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɔːdi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɔːdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɔːdi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɔːdi/.

Examples

a flash car
a flashy ring
garish colors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	(Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
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

knallig

(Großbritannien) Ein College veranstaltete ein feierliches Wiedersehensfest oder eine Unterhaltung

🇫🇷French

voyant

(Grande-Bretagne) une fête de réunion ou un divertissement organisé par un collège

🇪🇸Spanish

llamativo

(Gran Bretaña) una fiesta de celebración o entretenimiento celebrada en una universidad

🇮🇹Italian

vistoso

(Gran Bretagna) una festa o un intrattenimento celebrativo di riunione tenuto in un college

🇳🇱Dutch

opzichtig

(Groot-Brittannië) een feestelijk reüniefeest of entertainment op een universiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

espalhafatoso

(Grã-Bretanha) uma festa de reunião comemorativa ou entretenimento realizado em uma faculdade

🇷🇺Russian

яркий

(Великобритания) праздничный пир воссоединения или развлекательная программа, проводимая в колледже

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भड़कीला

(ब्रिटेन) एक कॉलेज में एक उत्सवपूर्ण पुनर्मिलन दावत या मनोरंजन का आयोजन किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

কৌতুকপূর্ণ

(ব্রিটেন) একটি উদযাপনমূলক পুনর্মিলন ভোজ বা বিনোদন একটি কলেজ অনুষ্ঠিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரமான

(பிரிட்டன்) ஒரு கொண்டாட்டமான ரீயூனியன் விருந்து அல்லது பொழுதுபோக்கு ஒரு கல்லூரியை நடத்தியது

🇮🇳Telugu

గంభీరమైన

(బ్రిటన్) ఒక ఉత్సవ రీయూనియన్ విందు లేదా వినోదం కళాశాలను నిర్వహించింది

🇮🇳Marathi

दिखाऊ

(ब्रिटन) एक उत्सवपूर्ण पुनर्मिलन मेजवानी किंवा मनोरंजन कॉलेज आयोजित केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભપકાદાર

(બ્રિટન) એક ઉજવણી પુનઃમિલન મિજબાની અથવા મનોરંજન એક કોલેજ યોજાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಡಂಬರದ

(ಬ್ರಿಟನ್) ಒಂದು ಸಂಭ್ರಮಾಚರಣೆಯ ಪುನರ್ಮಿಲನದ ಹಬ್ಬ ಅಥವಾ ಮನರಂಜನೆಯು ಕಾಲೇಜನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭംഗിയുള്ള

(ബ്രിട്ടൻ) ഒരു ആഘോഷമായ റീയൂണിയൻ വിരുന്നോ വിനോദമോ ഒരു കോളേജ് നടത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰ

(ਬ੍ਰਿਟੇਨ) ਇੱਕ ਜਸ਼ਨ ਰੀਯੂਨੀਅਨ ਦਾ ਤਿਉਹਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਜ ਆਯੋਜਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شائستہ

(برطانیہ) ایک جشن منانے والی ری یونین کی دعوت یا تفریح ایک کالج کا انعقاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

艳丽的

（英国）大学举行的庆祝团聚的宴会或娱乐活动

🇯🇵Japanese

派手

(英国) 大学で開催された祝賀同窓会の宴または娯楽

🇰🇷Korean

화려한

(영국) 대학에서 열리는 동창회 축하 잔치나 오락

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa hoa

(Anh) một bữa tiệc đoàn tụ ăn mừng hoặc chiêu đãi được tổ chức ở một trường đại học

🇹🇭Thai

ฉูดฉาด

(สหราชอาณาจักร) งานเฉลิมฉลองการรวมตัวใหม่หรืองานบันเทิงที่จัดขึ้นในวิทยาลัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencolok

(Inggris) merupakan perayaan pesta reuni atau hiburan yang diadakan sebuah perguruan tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

matingkad

(Britain) isang celebratory reunion feast o entertainment na ginanap sa isang kolehiyo

🇲🇾Malay

mencolok

(Britain) pesta perjumpaan perayaan atau hiburan yang diadakan sebuah kolej

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبهرج

(بريطانيا) وليمة احتفالية أو ترفيهية تقام في الكلية

🇮🇷Persian

زرنگ

(بریتانیا) یک جشن یا سرگرمی جشن تجدید دیدار، یک کالج برگزار کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

şatafatlı

(İngiltere) bir üniversitede düzenlenen kutlama amaçlı bir birleşme ziyafeti veya eğlencesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַעֲקָנִי

(בריטניה) סעודת איחוד חגיגית או בידור נערכו בקולג'

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