gaudy

gaud·y ¹

G0060800 (gô′dē)adj. gaud·i·er, gaud·i·est Showy in a tasteless or vulgar way. See Synonyms at garish.

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[Possibly from gaudy (influenced by gaud).]

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gaud′i·ly adv.gaud′i·ness n.

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gaud·y ²

G0060800 (gô′dē)n. pl. gaud·ies Chiefly British A feast, especially an annual university dinner.

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[Middle English gaudi, gaud, prank, trick, possibly from Old French gaudie, merriment (from gaudir, to enjoy, make merry, from Latin gaudēre, to rejoice) and from Latin gaudium, enjoyment, merry-making (from gaudēre, to rejoice; see gāu- in Indo-European roots).]

gaudy

(ˈɡɔːdɪ) adj, gaudier or gaudiestgay, bright, or colourful in a crude or vulgar manner; garish[C16: from gaud] ˈgaudily adv ˈgaudiness n

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gaudy

(ˈɡɔːdɪ) n, pl gaudies (Education) Brit a celebratory festival or feast held at some schools and colleges[C16: from Latin gaudium joy, from gaudēre to rejoice]

gaud•y¹

(ˈgɔ di)

adj. gaud•i•er, gaud•i•est. 1. showy in a tasteless way; flashy; tawdry. 2. ostentatiously ornamented; garish. [1520–30; taken as a derivative of gaud] gaud′i•ly, adv. gaud′i•ness, n.

gaud•y²

(ˈgɔ di)

n., pl. gaud•ies. Brit. an annual college feast. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin gaudium joy, delight]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gaudy - (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a collegebanquet, feast - a ceremonial dinner party for many peopleBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Adj.	1.	gaudy - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"flash, flashy, garish, gimcrack, tawdry, trashy, brassy, cheap, loud, meretricious, tacky, tattytasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste
	2.	gaudy - (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous displayflashy, jazzy, sporty, showycolourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

gaudy

adjective garish, bright, glaring, vulgar, brilliant, flash (informal), loud, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, tasteless, jazzy (informal), tawdry, showy, gay, ostentatious, raffish a gaudy orange-and-purple hat
conservative, quiet, elegant, modest, dull, subtle, refined, sedate, tasteful, colourless

gaudy

adjectiveTastelessly showy:brummagem, chintzy, flashy, garish, glaring, loud, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel.Informal: tacky.

Translations

炫丽的

gaudy

(ˈgoːdi) adjective very bright in colour. a bird's gaudy plumage; gaudy clothes. 炫麗的 炫丽的