Chintzy vs Kitschy - What's the difference?
chintzy | kitschy |
Of or decorated with chintz.
Tastelessly showy; cheap, tacky, or gaudy.
* (John Betjeman), Death in Leamington
Stingy; excessively reluctant to spend.
Having the nature of kitsch.
* 2004': This is what his admirers go for: the gravelly grain of his film stock, the crowded monochrome of his compositions (the new film is mostly in black-and-white, with '''kitschy spasms of color), and the way in which light bounces and breathes from the faces of his players. — ''The New Yorker , 10 May 2004
As adjectives the difference between chintzy and kitschy
is that chintzy is of or decorated with chintz while kitschy is having the nature of kitsch.chintzy
English
Adjective
(er)- "Tea!" she said in a tiny voice.
"Wake up! It's nearly five."
Oh! Chintzy , chintzy cheeriness,
Half dead and half alive.
