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Definition of Gaudy
1. Adjective. Tastelessly showy. "Tawdry ornaments"
Exact synonyms: Brassy, Cheap, Flash, Flashy, Garish, Gimcrack, Loud, Meretricious, Tacky, Tatty, Tawdry, Trashy
Similar to: Tasteless
Derivative terms: Cheapness, Flash, Flashiness, Garishness, Garishness, Gaud, Gaudiness, Gaudiness, Loudness, Meretriciousness, Tackiness, Tat, Tawdriness, Trashiness
Similar to: Tasteless
Derivative terms: Cheapness, Flash, Flashiness, Garishness, Garishness, Gaud, Gaudiness, Gaudiness, Loudness, Meretriciousness, Tackiness, Tat, Tawdriness, Trashiness
2. Noun. (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college.
Generic synonyms: Banquet, Feast
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
3. Adjective. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display.
Exact synonyms: Flashy, Jazzy, Showy, Sporty
Similar to: Colorful, Colourful
Derivative terms: Flash, Flashiness, Gaudiness, Gaudiness, Showiness
Similar to: Colorful, Colourful
Derivative terms: Flash, Flashiness, Gaudiness, Gaudiness, Showiness
Definition of Gaudy
1. a. Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.
2. n. One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
3. n. A feast or festival; -- called also gaud-day and gaudy day.
Definition of Gaudy
1. Adjective. Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner. ¹
2. Noun. A reunion held by one of the colleges of the University of Oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gaudy
1. tastelessly showy [adj GAUDIER, GAUDIEST] : GAUDILY [adv] / a festival [n -DIES] - See also: festival
Medical Definition of Gaudy
1. One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited. (20 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaudy
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