Gimcrack — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ornamental objects of no great value

tastelessly showy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪmkɹæk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪmkɹak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪmkɹak/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɪmkɹæk/.

Examples

a flash car
a flashy ring
garish colors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tawdry trashy gimcrackery flashy nonsense tacky flash cheap frill folderal garish gaudy tatty falderol loud trumpery brassy meretricious

Parts of Speech

noun	ornamental objects of no great value
adjective	tastelessly showy “a flash car”

Word Forms

cheapness	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
flash	noun	a gaudy outward display
flashiness	noun	tasteless showiness
garishness	noun	strident color or excessive ornamentation
gaud	noun	cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
gaudiness	noun	tasteless showiness
loudness	noun	tasteless showiness
meretriciousness	noun	tasteless showiness
tackiness	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
tat	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
tawdriness	noun	tasteless showiness
trashiness	noun	the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

de pacotille

objets ornementaux sans grande valeur

🇪🇸Spanish

de mala calidad

objetos ornamentales sin gran valor

🇵🇹Portuguese

truque

objetos ornamentais sem grande valor

🇷🇺Russian

безделушка

декоративные предметы, не имеющие большой ценности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टूम

बिना किसी मूल्य की सजावटी वस्तुएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

জিমক্র্যাক

কোন মহান মূল্যের শোভাময় বস্তু

🇮🇳Tamil

வித்தை

பெரிய மதிப்பு இல்லாத அலங்கார பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జిమ్‌క్రాక్

పెద్ద విలువ లేని అలంకార వస్తువులు

🇮🇳Marathi

गिमक्रॅक

अलंकारिक वस्तू ज्यांना किंमत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખેલ

કોઈ મહાન મૂલ્યની સુશોભન વસ્તુઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಿಮ್ಕ್ರಾಕ್

ಯಾವುದೇ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജിംക്രാക്ക്

വലിയ മൂല്യമില്ലാത്ത അലങ്കാര വസ്തുക്കൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਿਮਕ੍ਰੈਕ

ਸਜਾਵਟੀ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਕੋਈ ਵੱਡੀ ਕੀਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چال

آرائشی اشیاء جن کی کوئی بڑی قیمت نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裂纹

没有多大价值的装饰物

🇯🇵Japanese

ギムクラック

大した価値のない装飾品

🇰🇷Korean

값싼 물건

큰 가치가 없는 장식품

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกเล่น

ของประดับที่มีมูลค่าไม่มาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

murahan

benda-benda hias yang tidak bernilai tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البهرج حلية تافهة

أشياء الزينة ليست ذات قيمة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

گیم کرک

اشیاء زینتی بدون ارزش

🇹🇷Turkish

hile

fazla değeri olmayan süs eşyaları

🇮🇱Hebrew

גימקראק

חפצי נוי חסרי ערך רב

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