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Kitschy

adjective/kˈɪtʃi/
Definition
effusively or insincerely emotional
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɪtʃi/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈɪtʃi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈɪtʃi/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈɪtʃi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional
“a bathetic novel”
Word Forms
drippinessnounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
mawkishnessnouninsincere pathos
mushinessnounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
sentimentnountender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
sentimentalitynounfalsely emotional in a maudlin way
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
kitschig
überschwänglich oder unaufrichtig emotional
🇫🇷French
kitsch
avec effusion ou manque de sincérité
🇪🇸Spanish
kitsch
efusiva o poco sinceramente emocional
🇮🇹Italian
kitsch
effusivamente o insinceramente emotivo
🇳🇱Dutch
kitscherig
uitbundig of onoprecht emotioneel
🇵🇹Portuguese
cafona
efusivamente ou insinceramente emocional
🇷🇺Russian
китчевый
бурно или неискренне эмоционально
India
🇮🇳Hindi
भड़कीला
प्रभावशाली ढंग से या निष्ठाहीन रूप से भावुक
🇮🇳Tamil
கிட்ச்சி
உற்சாகமாக அல்லது நேர்மையற்ற உணர்ச்சி
🇮🇳Telugu
కిట్చీ
ప్రబలంగా లేదా నిష్కపటంగా భావోద్వేగంగా
🇮🇳Marathi
किटशी
प्रभावीपणे किंवा प्रामाणिकपणे भावनिक
🇮🇳Gujarati
કિટ્કી
અસરકારક રીતે અથવા નિષ્ઠાપૂર્વક ભાવનાત્મક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಿಟ್ಚಿ
ಪ್ರಚೋದಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കിറ്റ്ഷി
ഉഗ്രമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആത്മാർത്ഥമായി വൈകാരികമായി
🇵🇰Urdu
کٹی
مؤثر طریقے سے یا مخلصانہ طور پر جذباتی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
俗气的
热情洋溢或不真诚的情感
🇯🇵Japanese
キッチュな
激しく、または不誠実に感情的になる
🇰🇷Korean
천박한
지나치게 또는 성실하지 않게 감정적
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nhếch nhác
cảm xúc mãnh liệt hoặc không chân thành
🇹🇭Thai
ไร้ค่า
พรั่งพรูออกมาหรือไม่จริงใจทางอารมณ์
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كيتشي
العاطفية بشكل مفرط أو غير صادق
🇮🇷Persian
شیطون
به طور آشکار یا غیر صادقانه احساسی
🇹🇷Turkish
kitsch
coşkulu veya samimiyetsiz duygusal
🇮🇱Hebrew
קיטשי
אמוציונליים או חסרי כנות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'kitschy'?
The primary meaning of 'kitschy' is 'effusively or insincerely emotional'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'kitschy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'kitschy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'kitschy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'kitschy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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