Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - gaudy
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(gaudier, gaudiest) If something is gaudy, it is very brightly-coloured and showy. ...her gaudy orange-and-purple floral hat. = garish ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective (gaudier; -est) Date: 1582 1. ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented 2. marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness ; outlandish ~ lies ~ claims; also exceptional a ~ batting average • gaudily adverb • gaudiness noun Synonyms: ~, tawdry, garish, flashy, meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. ~ implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation circus performers in ~ costumes. tawdry applies to what is at once ~ and cheap and sleazy tawdry saloons. garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright garish neon signs. flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar a flashy nightclub act. meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars. II. noun (plural gaudies) Etymology: probably from Latin gaudium joy — more at joy Date: 1651 a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British university ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. adj. (gaudier, gaudiest) tastelessly or extravagantly bright or showy. Derivatives gaudily adv. gaudiness n. Etymology: prob. f. GAUD + -Y(1) 2. n. (pl. -ies) Brit. an annual feast or entertainment, esp. a college dinner for old members etc. Etymology: L gaudium joy or gaude imper. of gaudere rejoice ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. большое празднество; веселый пир 2. ежегодный обед в честь бывших выпускников (в английских колледжах) 3. слишком яркий, броский, кричащий; безвкусный gaudy plumage —- яркое оперение gaudy dress —- яркая (кричащая) одежда gaudy decorations —- безвкусные украшения gaudy shopping area —- район дешевых магазинов 4. цветистый, витиеватый 5. (в отрицательных предложениях) разг. незавидный not a gaudy lot —- незавидная доля Id: (as) gaudy as a peacock —- разодетый в пух и прах, разряженный, расфранченный, расфуфыренный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun 1) большое празднество 2) ежегодный обед в честь бывших студентов (в англ. университетах) II adj. 1) яркий, кричащий, безвкусный 2) цветистый, витиеватый (о стиле) Syn: flashy, garish, meretricious, tawdry Ant: modest, plain, quiet, simple, tasteful ...Англо-русский словарь
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- early 16c., from M.E. gaud "deception, trick," also "ornamental bead, rosary," possibly from Anglo-Fr. gaudir "be merry, scoff," from L. gaudere "rejoice." Alternate etymology is from M.E. gaudy-green "yellowish-green," originally "green dye" obtained from a plant (Resedo luteola) formerly known as weld, from a Gmc. source, which became gaude in O.Fr. The Eng. term supposedly shifted sense from "weld-dye" to "bright." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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