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View usage for: (merɪtrɪʃəs) adjectiveIf you describe something as meretricious, you disapprove of it because although it looks attractive it is actually of little value. [formal, disapproval] ...vulgar, meretricious and shabby souvenirs. Synonyms: trashy, flashy, gaudy, garish More Synonyms of meretricious More Synonyms of meretricious meretricious in British English (ˌmɛrɪˈtrɪʃəs) adjective1. superficially or garishly attractive 2. insincere meretricious praise 3. archaic of, like, or relating to a prostitute Derived forms meretriciously (ˌmereˈtriciously) adverb meretriciousness (ˌmereˈtriciousness) noun Word origin C17: from Latin merētrīcius, from merētrix prostitute, from merēre to earn money meretricious in American English (ˌmɛrəˈtrɪʃəs) adjective1. Obsolete of, like, or characteristic of a prostitute 2. alluring by false, showy charms; attractive in a flashy way; tawdry 3. superficially plausible; specious Derived forms meretriciously (ˌmereˈtriciously) adverb meretriciousness (ˌmereˈtriciousness) noun Word origin L meretricius < meretrix (gen. meretricis), a prostitute < mereri, to serve for hire, earn: see merit Synonyms of 'meretricious'trashy, flashy, gaudy, garish false, hollow, bogus, put-on More Synonyms of meretricious Definition superficially or garishly attractive but of no real value vulgar, meretricious and shabby souvenirs meretricious ads that claim their product to be the best around Synonyms put-on pseudo (informal) specious phoney or phony (informal) Nearby words ofmeretricious - mercy
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Additional synonymsDefinition showy in a vulgar way a flashy sports car Synonyms showy, loud, over the top (informal), flamboyant, brash, tacky (informal), flaunting, glitzy (slang), tasteless, naff (British, slang), gaudy, garish, jazzy (informal), tawdry, ostentatious, snazzy (informal), glittery, meretricious, cheap and nasty, in poor taste, tinselly, bling (slang) Definition crudely bright or colourful garish purple curtains Synonyms gaudy, bright, glaring, vulgar, brilliant, flash (informal), loud, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, tasteless, naff (British, slang), jazzy (informal), tawdry, showy, brassy, raffish, brummagem Definition vulgarly bright or colourful a gaudy orange-and-purple hat Synonyms garish, bright, glaring, vulgar, brilliant, flash (informal), loud, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, tasteless, jazzy (informal), tawdry, showy, gay (old-fashioned), ostentatious, raffish (archaic), brummagem (archaic), floridDefinition showy but cheap a gift shop selling gimcrack badges, keyrings and bottle openers Synonyms cheap, vulgar, tacky (informal), tasteless, naff (British, slang), shoddy, gaudy, tawdry, trashy, rubbishy, brummagem His hollow laugh had no mirth in it. Synonyms insincere, false, artificial, cynical, hypocritical, hollow-hearted Definition pretending what one does not feel He found himself surrounded by insincere flattery. Synonyms deceitful, lying, false, pretended, hollow, untrue, dishonest, deceptive, devious, hypocritical, unfaithful, evasive, two-faced, disingenuous, faithless, double-dealing, duplicitous, dissembling, mendacious, perfidious (literary), untruthful, dissimulating, Janus-faced, with tongue in cheek Definition serving as an imitation or substitute, esp. for practice purposes `It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror. Synonyms imitation, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, false, faked, dummy, bogus, sham, fraudulent, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal) Definition superficially attractive yet artificial or false So much modern pop music just sounds plastic. Synonyms false, artificial, synthetic, superficial, sham, pseudo (informal), spurious, specious, meretricious, phoney or phony (informal) Definition not real or genuine The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders. Synonyms false, artificial, bogus, pretended, mock, synthetic, imitation, simulated, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, spurious, ersatz, pseud (informal), phoney or phony (informal) Definition colourful, bright in appearance, and very noticeable, and perhaps rather vulgar They were smart but not showy. Synonyms ostentatious, flamboyant, flashy, flash (informal), loud, over the top (informal), brash, pompous, pretentious, gaudy, garish, tawdry, splashy (informal), tinselly Additional synonymsDefinition not genuine or real a spurious framework for analysis Synonyms false, bogus, sham, pretended, artificial, forged, fake, mock, imitation, simulated, contrived, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, feigned, ersatz, specious, unauthentic, phoney or phony (informal) Definition cheap, showy, and of poor quality tawdry jewellery Synonyms vulgar, cheap, tacky (informal), flashy, tasteless, plastic (slang), glittering, naff (British, slang), gaudy, tatty, showy, tinsel, raffish, gimcrack, meretricious, tinselly, brummagem, cheap-jack (informal) Definition cheap, showy, and gaudy the tinsel image of a movie star Synonyms showy, flashy, gaudy, cheap, plastic (slang), superficial, sham, tawdry, ostentatious, trashy, specious, gimcrack, meretricious, pinchbeck, brummagem |