gaudy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gau·dy /ˈɡɔːdi $ ˈɡɒːdi/ adjective CCclothes, colours etc that are gaudy are too bright and look cheap – used to show disapproval 〔衣服、颜色等〕俗丽的，花哨的〔含贬义〕 gaudy jewelry 俗丽的珠宝► see thesaurus at colour —gaudily adverb —gaudiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
gaudy• I didn't like the decorations - they looked rather gaudy.• On the walls, pictures of Mecca and General Zia mingle with gaudy Alpine scenes.• The men who tended the garden were well aware that to modern eyes this planting scheme was gaudy and banal.• Another one put washing on to a line, gaudy bedclothes and sombre shirts.• The beautiful lion fish belongs to this gaudy category and is therefore much easier to avoid.• She smelled of cheap perfume and wore gaudy clothing and fake costume jewellery.• Yet nothing can quite make up for the gaudy excesses of the auto-da-fe.• Not only was it gaudy in appearance but the smell wafting from the kitchen was distinctly malodorous.• a gaudy neon sign• Within this area, several males - smaller and less gaudy than the females - establish much smaller territories.Origin gaudy (1400-1500) gaud “bright decorative object” ((14-19 centuries)), probably from Old French gaudir “to enjoy”gau·dy adjectiveChineseSyllable
gaudy etc Corpus are that colours too are clothes,
gaudy
gau‧dy /ˈɡɔːdi $ ˈɡɒːdi/
adjective
gaudy jewelry
—gaudily adverb
—gaudiness noun [uncountable]
■ bright colours
▪bright used about a colour that is strong and easy to see: The front door was painted bright red.
▪brilliant/vivid used about a colour that is very bright: I looked out at the brilliant blue sky. | vivid red flowers
▪colourful British English, colorful American English used about things that have many different bright colours: There were window boxes full of colourful flowers.
▪multicoloured British English, multicolored American English used about things that have a pattern of many different bright colours: A multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.
▪gaudy/garish too brightly coloured, in a way that is unattractive: The wallpaper was much too gaudy for me. | a garish orange tie
gau‧dy /ˈɡɔːdi $ ˈɡɒːdi/
adjective Date: 1400-1500
Origin: gaud 'bright decorative object' (14-19 centuries), probably from Old French gaudir 'to enjoy'
clothes, colours etc that are gaudy are too bright and look cheap – used to show disapproval:Origin: gaud 'bright decorative object' (14-19 centuries), probably from Old French gaudir 'to enjoy'
—gaudily adverb
—gaudiness noun [uncountable]
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