Tawdry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tastelessly showy

cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɔːdɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɔːdɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɔːdɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɔːdɹi/.

Examples

a flash car
a flashy ring
garish colors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trashy flashy tacky flash garish cheap gaudy tatty gimcrack cheapjack loud shoddy brassy meretricious

Parts of Speech

adjective	tastelessly showy “a flash car”
adjective	cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist “cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob”

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
shoddiness	noun	the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kitschig

geschmacklos protzig

🇫🇷French

clinquant

insipide et voyant

🇪🇸Spanish

cursi

vistoso de mal gusto

🇮🇹Italian

pacchiano

insapore appariscente

🇳🇱Dutch

smakeloos

smakeloos opzichtig

🇵🇹Portuguese

espalhafatoso

insípido vistoso

🇷🇺Russian

безвкусный

безвкусно показной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमकी का

बेस्वाद रूप से दिखावटी

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

ரசனையின்றி காட்சியளிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చిట్టి

రుచిలేని ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

तावडी

चव नसलेले दिखाऊ

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાવડી

સ્વાદહીન દેખાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೌಡ್ರಿ

ರುಚಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഷിഞ്ഞ

രുചിയില്ലാത്ത പ്രദർശനം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

俗气的

无味艳丽

🇯🇵Japanese

安っぽい

悪趣味な派手な

🇰🇷Korean

천박한

맛없게 화려한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tục tĩu

sặc sỡ một cách vô vị

🇹🇭Thai

จืดชืด

ฉูดฉาดอย่างไร้รสชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyolok

tidak mencolok

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبهرج

مبهرج لا طعم له

🇮🇷Persian

خشک

بی مزه خودنمایی

🇹🇷Turkish

bayağı

zevksizce gösterişli

🇮🇱Hebrew

פרוע

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