Tatty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing signs of wear and tear

tastelessly showy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈati/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈati/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈæɾi/.

Examples

a ratty old overcoat
shabby furniture
an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tawdry trashy flashy tacky flash moth-eaten shabby cheap garish gaudy gimcrack ratty loud brassy meretricious

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing signs of wear and tear “a ratty old overcoat”
adjective	tastelessly showy “a flash car”

Word Forms

shabbiness	noun	a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmuddelig

weist Gebrauchsspuren auf

🇫🇷French

fatigué

montrant des signes d'usure

🇪🇸Spanish

raído

mostrando signos de desgaste

🇮🇹Italian

malandato

mostrando segni di usura

🇳🇱Dutch

aftands

tekenen van slijtage vertonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

esfarrapado

mostrando sinais de desgaste

🇷🇺Russian

невзрачный

с признаками износа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टैटी

टूट-फूट के लक्षण दिख रहे हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

டாட்டி

தேய்மானம் மற்றும் தேய்மானத்தின் அறிகுறிகளைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తట్టి

దుస్తులు మరియు కన్నీటి సంకేతాలను చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેટી

ઘસારાના ચિહ્નો દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಟ್ಟಿ

ಸವೆತ ಮತ್ತು ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನ ಚಿಹ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടാറ്റി

തേയ്മാനത്തിൻ്റെ അടയാളങ്ങൾ കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੈਟੀ

ਟੁੱਟਣ ਅਤੇ ਅੱਥਰੂ ਦੇ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیٹی

ٹوٹ پھوٹ کے آثار دکھا رہے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破烂的

有磨损迹象

🇯🇵Japanese

ひどい

摩耗の兆候が見られる

🇰🇷Korean

맛있다

마모의 흔적을 보여주는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bẩn thỉu

có dấu hiệu hao mòn

🇹🇭Thai

แทตตี้

แสดงสัญญาณของการสึกหรอ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حالة مرثية

تظهر عليه علامات البلى

🇮🇷Persian

نازک

نشان دادن علائم ساییدگی و پارگی

🇹🇷Turkish

yırtık pırtık

aşınma ve yıpranma belirtileri gösteriyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקושקשת

מראה סימני בלאי

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