Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    gaudy
    /ˈɡɔːdi/

    adjective

    • 1. extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless: "silver bows and gaudy ribbons"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGAUDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Gaudy means unpleasantly bright in colour or decoration. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gaudyGaudy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Gaudy means overly or tastelessly ornamented, marked by extravagance or showiness, or exceptional. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words.

  4. Videos

    View all

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › gaudyGAUDY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Gaudy definition: brilliantly or excessively showy. See examples of GAUDY used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGAUDY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Gaudy means unpleasantly bright in color or decoration, or having too many bright colors. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, translations, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gaudyGaudy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Gaudy is an adjective that means "ostentatious" — in other words, flashy and in your face, and not in a good way. Someone in a gaudy outfit is probably trying too hard to be cool and stylish. Gaudy evolved from the Middle English gaud “deception, trick” in the 1520’s.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGAUDY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Gaudy means very brightly-coloured and showy, often in a crude or vulgar manner. Learn more about its word forms, origin, usage and related words from Collins English Dictionary.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › gaudyGaudy - definition of gaudy by The Free Dictionary

    Gaudy means showy in a tasteless or vulgar way, or a feast, especially an annual university dinner. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of gaudy in different languages.