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Gaudy - What does it mean?

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Gaudy vs Pompous - What's the difference?

gaudy | pompous | Related terms |

Gaudy is a related term of pompous.


As adjectives the difference between gaudy and pompous

is that gaudy is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner while pompous is affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

As a noun gaudy

is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited or gaudy can be a reunion held by one of the colleges of the university of oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations.

Gaudy vs Sumptuous - What's the difference?

gaudy | sumptuous | Related terms |

Gaudy is a related term of sumptuous.


As adjectives the difference between gaudy and sumptuous

is that gaudy is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner while sumptuous is magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

As a noun gaudy

is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited or gaudy can be a reunion held by one of the colleges of the university of oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations.

Gaudy vs Opulent - What's the difference?

gaudy | opulent |


As adjectives the difference between gaudy and opulent

is that gaudy is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner while opulent is luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.

As a noun gaudy

is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.

Gaudy vs Scruffy - What's the difference?

gaudy | scruffy |


As adjectives the difference between gaudy and scruffy

is that gaudy is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner while scruffy is untidy in appearance.

As nouns the difference between gaudy and scruffy

is that gaudy is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited or gaudy can be a reunion held by one of the colleges of the university of oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations while scruffy is an artificial intelligence researcher who believes that intelligence is too complicated (or computationally intractable) to be solved with the sorts of homogeneous system favoured by the "neats".

Gaudy vs Gorgeous - What's the difference?

gaudy | gorgeous | Related terms |

Gaudy is a related term of gorgeous.


As adjectives the difference between gaudy and gorgeous

is that gaudy is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner while gorgeous is (of a person or place) very beautiful.

As a noun gaudy

is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited or gaudy can be a reunion held by one of the colleges of the university of oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations.

Gaudy vs Sham - What's the difference?

gaudy | sham | Synonyms |

Gaudy is a synonym of sham.


As an adjective gaudy

is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.

As a noun gaudy

is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited or gaudy can be a reunion held by one of the colleges of the university of oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations.

As a proper noun sham is

syria.

Gaudy vs Bawdy - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between gaudy and bawdy

is that gaudy is gay; merry; festive while bawdy is soiled, dirty.

As adjectives the difference between gaudy and bawdy

is that gaudy is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner while bawdy is soiled, dirty.

As a noun gaudy

is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.

Gaudy vs Rococo - What's the difference?

gaudy | rococo | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between gaudy and rococo

is that gaudy is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner while rococo is of, or relating to the rococo style.

As nouns the difference between gaudy and rococo

is that gaudy is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited while rococo is a style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th century France, having elaborate ornamentation.

Gaudy vs Flimsy - What's the difference?

gaudy | flimsy | Synonyms |

Gaudy is a synonym of flimsy.


As adjectives the difference between gaudy and flimsy

is that gaudy is very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner while flimsy is likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.

As nouns the difference between gaudy and flimsy

is that gaudy is one of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited or gaudy can be a reunion held by one of the colleges of the university of oxford for alumni, normally held during the summer vacations while flimsy is thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.

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