英语词汇“gaudiness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgaudy

Origin:

1400-1500 gaud ‘bright decorative object’ (14-19 centuries), probably from Old French gaudir ‘to enjoy’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a gaudy neon sign
I didn't like the decorations - they looked rather gaudy.
She smelled of cheap perfume and wore gaudy clothing and fake costume jewellery.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Another one put washing on to a line, gaudy bedclothes and sombre shirts.
Not only was it gaudy in appearance but the smell wafting from the kitchen was distinctly malodorous.
On the walls, pictures of Mecca and General Zia mingle with gaudy Alpine scenes.
The beautiful lion fish belongs to this gaudy category and is therefore much easier to avoid.
The men who tended the garden were well aware that to modern eyes this planting scheme was gaudy and banal.
Within this area, several males - smaller and less gaudy than the females - establish much smaller territories.
Yet nothing can quite make up for the gaudy excesses of the auto-da-fe.

THESAURUSbright colours► bright

used about a colour that is strong and easy to see: · The front door was painted bright red.

► brilliant/vivid

used about a colour that is very bright: · I looked out at the brilliant blue sky.· vivid red flowers

► colourful

British English, colorful American English used about things that have many different bright colours: · There were window boxes full of colourful flowers.

► multicoloured

British English, multicolored American English used about things that have a pattern of many different bright colours: · A multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.

► gaudy/garish

too brightly coloured, in a way that is unattractive: · The wallpaper was much too gaudy for me.· a garish orange tie

Longman Language Activatorbrightly coloured► bright

a bright colour is strong and very easy to notice: · The artist clearly loved bright colours.· If you are cycling at night, always wear something bright.bright blue/red/yellow etc: · The front door was painted bright red.· a bright yellow van

► colourful

British /colorful American having a lot of different colours, especially bright colours: · The garden was full of colourful and fascinating flowers.· That's a really colourful tie you're wearing.· Stunning tropical fish swim in and out of the colorful rock formations.

► brilliant

: brilliant white/blue/green etc so bright that it almost hurts your eyes to look at it: · a brilliant blue sky· The room was painted a brilliant white.

► multicoloured

British /multicolored American having several different colours, especially bright colours: · A giant multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.· A group of women sat around talking, their multi-coloured dresses radiant.

► gaudy

something that is gaudy has too many different colours or is too brightly coloured, with the result that it looks cheap and in bad taste: · I didn't like the decorations - they looked rather gaudy.· She smelled of cheap perfume and wore gaudy clothing and fake costume jewellery.

► garish

too brightly coloured in a way that is unpleasant to look at: · Her hair had been dyed a garish shade of red.· The streets are lined with garish neon signs.· The traditional designs have been replaced by much more garish colours.

► vibrant

vibrant colours are very bright and strong - used when you like these colours very much: · the vibrant reds and oranges of the leaves in autumn· The streets of the capital are vibrant with color.

► lurid

lurid colours are too bright and look very unattractive - used when you dislike these colours: · The carpets were a lurid shade of green.

WORD SETS► Colours

amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a gaudy/garish colour

(=loud and usually showing bad taste)

单词	gaudiness
释义	gaudygau‧dy /ˈɡɔːdi $ ˈɡɒːdi/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINgaudy Origin: 1400-1500 gaud ‘bright decorative object’ (14-19 centuries), probably from Old French gaudir ‘to enjoy’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a gaudy neon sign I didn't like the decorations - they looked rather gaudy. She smelled of cheap perfume and wore gaudy clothing and fake costume jewellery. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Another one put washing on to a line, gaudy bedclothes and sombre shirts. Not only was it gaudy in appearance but the smell wafting from the kitchen was distinctly malodorous. On the walls, pictures of Mecca and General Zia mingle with gaudy Alpine scenes. The beautiful lion fish belongs to this gaudy category and is therefore much easier to avoid. The men who tended the garden were well aware that to modern eyes this planting scheme was gaudy and banal. Within this area, several males - smaller and less gaudy than the females - establish much smaller territories. Yet nothing can quite make up for the gaudy excesses of the auto-da-fe. Thesaurus THESAURUSbright colours► bright used about a colour that is strong and easy to see: · The front door was painted bright red. ► brilliant/vivid used about a colour that is very bright: · I looked out at the brilliant blue sky.· vivid red flowers ► colourful British English, colorful American English used about things that have many different bright colours: · There were window boxes full of colourful flowers. ► multicoloured British English, multicolored American English used about things that have a pattern of many different bright colours: · A multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun. ► gaudy/garish too brightly coloured, in a way that is unattractive: · The wallpaper was much too gaudy for me.· a garish orange tie Longman Language Activatorbrightly coloured► bright a bright colour is strong and very easy to notice: · The artist clearly loved bright colours.· If you are cycling at night, always wear something bright.bright blue/red/yellow etc: · The front door was painted bright red.· a bright yellow van ► colourful British /colorful American having a lot of different colours, especially bright colours: · The garden was full of colourful and fascinating flowers.· That's a really colourful tie you're wearing.· Stunning tropical fish swim in and out of the colorful rock formations. ► brilliant : brilliant white/blue/green etc so bright that it almost hurts your eyes to look at it: · a brilliant blue sky· The room was painted a brilliant white. ► multicoloured British /multicolored American having several different colours, especially bright colours: · A giant multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.· A group of women sat around talking, their multi-coloured dresses radiant. ► gaudy something that is gaudy has too many different colours or is too brightly coloured, with the result that it looks cheap and in bad taste: · I didn't like the decorations - they looked rather gaudy.· She smelled of cheap perfume and wore gaudy clothing and fake costume jewellery. ► garish too brightly coloured in a way that is unpleasant to look at: · Her hair had been dyed a garish shade of red.· The streets are lined with garish neon signs.· The traditional designs have been replaced by much more garish colours. ► vibrant vibrant colours are very bright and strong - used when you like these colours very much: · the vibrant reds and oranges of the leaves in autumn· The streets of the capital are vibrant with color. ► lurid lurid colours are too bright and look very unattractive - used when you dislike these colours: · The carpets were a lurid shade of green. WORD SETS► Colours amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a gaudy/garish colour (=loud and usually showing bad taste) clothes, colours etc that are gaudy are too bright and look cheap – used to show disapproval: gaudy jewelry► see thesaurus at colour—gaudily adverb—gaudiness noun [uncountable]
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