Tacky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

tastelessly showy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæki/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaki/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈæki/.

Examples

tacky varnish
a flash car
a flashy ring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tawdry trashy flashy flash garish cheap gaudy tatty gimcrack loud brassy meretricious

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch “tacky varnish”
adjective	tastelessly showy “a flash car”

Word Forms

tackiness	noun	the property of being cohesive and sticky
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
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klebrig

(einer klebrigen Flüssigkeit wie Farbe), die nicht vollständig getrocknet ist und sich leicht klebrig anfühlt

🇫🇷French

collant

(d'un liquide glutineux comme de la peinture) pas complètement séché et légèrement collant au toucher

🇪🇸Spanish

pegajoso

(de un líquido glutinoso como pintura) no completamente seco y ligeramente pegajoso al tacto

🇮🇹Italian

di cattivo gusto

(di un liquido glutinoso come la vernice) non completamente essiccato e leggermente appiccicoso al tatto

🇳🇱Dutch

smakeloos

(van een kleverige vloeistof zoals verf) die niet volledig is opgedroogd en licht plakkerig aanvoelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

cafona

(de um líquido glutinoso como tinta) não completamente seco e ligeiramente pegajoso ao toque

🇷🇺Russian

липкий

(из клейкой жидкости, такой как краска) не полностью высохший и слегка липкий на ощупь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिपचिपा

(पेंट जैसे चिपचिपे तरल पदार्थ का) पूरी तरह से सूखा नहीं होता और छूने पर थोड़ा चिपचिपा होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

চটচটে

(একটি আঠালো তরল যেমন পেইন্টের) সম্পূর্ণরূপে শুকানো নয় এবং স্পর্শে সামান্য আঠালো

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒட்டும்

(பெயிண்ட் போன்ற பசையம் நிறைந்த திரவம்) முழுமையாக உலராமல், தொடுவதற்கு சற்று ஒட்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పనికిమాలిన

(పెయింట్ వంటి గ్లూటినస్ ద్రవం) పూర్తిగా ఎండిపోదు మరియు స్పర్శకు కొద్దిగా అంటుకునేలా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकट

(पेंटसारख्या चिकट द्रवाचे) पूर्णपणे वाळलेले नाही आणि स्पर्शाला किंचित चिकटलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણું

(પેઇન્ટ જેવા ગ્લુટિનસ લિક્વિડનું) સંપૂર્ણપણે સૂકાયેલું નથી અને સ્પર્શ માટે થોડું ચીકણું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಗುಟಾದ

(ಬಣ್ಣದಂತಹ ಅಂಟು ದ್ರವ) ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಒಣಗಿಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടാക്കി

(പെയിൻ്റ് പോലുള്ള ഗ്ലൂറ്റിനസ് ദ്രാവകം) പൂർണ്ണമായും ഉണങ്ങാത്തതും സ്പർശനത്തിൽ ചെറുതായി ഒട്ടിപ്പിടിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੰਗ

(ਇੱਕ ਗਲੂਟਿਨਸ ਤਰਲ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪੇਂਟ) ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸੁੱਕਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਹਣ ਲਈ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਚਿਪਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چپچپا

(ایک چپچپا مائع جیسے پینٹ کا) مکمل طور پر خشک نہیں ہوتا ہے اور لمس سے تھوڑا سا چپچپا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

俗气的

（油漆等粘性液体）未完全干燥且摸起来稍有粘性

🇯🇵Japanese

粘着性のある

（絵の具などの粘性のある液体で）完全に乾燥しておらず、触ると少しベタつく

🇰🇷Korean

초라한

(페인트 등의 끈적한 액체) 완전히 건조되지 않았으며 만졌을 때 약간 끈적거림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dính

(của chất lỏng dính như sơn) không khô hoàn toàn và hơi dính khi chạm vào

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีรสนิยมที่ดี

(ของของเหลวเหนียว เช่น สีทา) ยังไม่แห้งสนิทและเมื่อสัมผัสจะเหนียวเล็กน้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

norak

(dari cairan ketan seperti cat) tidak sepenuhnya kering dan sedikit lengket saat disentuh

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

(ng isang malagkit na likido tulad ng pintura) hindi ganap na tuyo at bahagyang malagkit sa pagpindot

🇲🇾Malay

norak

(daripada cecair pulut seperti cat) tidak kering sepenuhnya dan sedikit melekit apabila disentuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبتذل

(من سائل لزج مثل الطلاء) غير جاف تمامًا ولزج قليلاً عند اللمس

🇮🇷Persian

چسبناک

(از مایع چسبنده مانند رنگ) کاملاً خشک نشده و کمی به لمس چسبنده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yapışkan

(boya gibi yapışkan bir sıvıdan) tamamen kurumamış ve dokunulduğunda hafif yapışkan

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָבִיק

(של נוזל דביק כמו צבע) לא מיובש לחלוטין ומעט דביק למגע

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