gaud|y

gaud|y
gaud|y1 «G dee», adjective, gaud|i|er, gaud|i|est, noun, plural gaud|ies.
–adj.
1. too bright and gay to be in good taste; cheap and showy: »

gaudy jewelry. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, but not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy (Shakespeare).

2. brilliantly fine or gay; showy: »

Peacocks have gaudy plumage.

–n.
Obsolete. a gaud.
–gaud´i|ly, adverb.
–gaud´i|ness, noun.
Synonym Study adjective.1 Gaudy, flashy, showy mean done for display. Gaudy suggests loud colors and overdone ornament: »

a gaudy purple and orange dress. She would be attractive if she did not wear such gaudy jewelry.

Flashy suggests an eye-catching and dazzling but cheap display: »

a flashy necktie.

Showy suggests a striking display, but not necessarily a flashy or gaudy one: »

Peacocks are showy birds.

gaud|y2 «G dee», noun, plural gaud|ies.
British. a festival or celebration, especially an annual college banquet.
╂[< Latin gaudium joy, a rejoicing < gaudēre rejoice]

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  • gaud´i|ly — gaud|y1 «G dee», adjective, gaud|i|er, gaud|i|est, noun, plural gaud|ies. –adj. 1. too bright and gay to be in good taste; cheap and showy: »gaudy jewelry. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gaud — Gaud, n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See {Joy}.] 1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. An ornament; a piece of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gaud — Gaud, v. i. [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere. See {Gaud}, n.] To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] Gauding with his familiars. [Obs.] Sir T. North. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gaud — Gaud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gauding}.] To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] Nicely gauded cheeks. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gaud. — Gaud., bei Pflanzennamen: 1) Abkürzung für Johann Franz Gottlieb Philipp Gaudin (spr. godäng), geb. 1766 in Longirod, gest. 15. Juli 1833 als Pastor in Nyon. Schrieb: »Flora helvetica« (Zürich 1828 bis 1833, 7 Bde.), »Agrostologia helvetica« (Par …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Gaud — Surtout porté dans la Vienne et la Haute Savoie, c est un nom de personne d origine germanique, Waldo (racine waldan = gouverner). Autre possibilité : un toponyme (voir Gault) …   Noms de famille

  • gaud — (n.) late 14c., jest, joke, prank, trick; also fraud, deception, trick, artifice. Also large, ornamental bead in a rosary (mid 14c.); a bauble, trinket, plaything (mid 15c.). In some senses, from gaudy (n.) (see GAUDY (Cf. gaudy)). In some, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • gaud — [gôd] n. [ME gaude, a large bead in a rosary, trinket, prob. ult. < L gaudium, JOY] a cheap, showy trinket …   English World dictionary

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