WitrynaGaudy, partner. Dear Word Detective: I was recently told that the word "gaudy" comes from the name of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. I find this hard to believe as he died in the late 1920s and it seems to me that this word is of older origin. The dictionary said that it came from "gaudiere," which I assume is French. WitrynaOrigin uncertain; perhaps from gaud ("ornament, trinket") + -y, perhaps ultimately from Old French gaudir ("to rejoice"). A common claim that the word derives from Antoni …
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WitrynaJapanese words for gaudy include 派手, けばけばしい, あくどい, 麗々しい, 麗麗しい, きらびやか, 絢爛 and 綺羅びやか. Find more Japanese words at wordhippo.com! Witryna26 mar 2024 · Word origin [ 1520–30; orig. attributive use of gaudy2; later taken as a deriv. of gaud] Word Frequency gaudy in American English (ˈɡɔdi) noun Word forms: plural gaudies Brit a festival or celebration, esp. an annual college feast Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. plattform schuhe herren
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WitrynaThe meaning of GAUDY is ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented. How to use gaudy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gaudy. WitrynaDefine gaudy. gaudy synonyms, gaudy pronunciation, gaudy translation, English dictionary definition of gaudy. adj. gaud·i·er , gaud·i·est Showy in a tasteless or vulgar way. See Synonyms at garish. gaud′i·ly adv. gaud′i·ness n. … Witrynaadjective gaudy brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage. 1. adjective gaudy cheaply showy in a tasteless way; flashy. 1. adjective gaudy ostentatiously ornamented; garish. 1. noun plural gaudy a festival or celebration, especially an annual college feast. 1. noun gaudy Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. 1. primal runners ashford