1. имя существительное 1) большое празднество Синоним(ы): rejoicing, joy, festival, merrymaking 2) [британский вариант английского языка] ежегодный обед в университетах (в честь бывших студентов) 2. прилагательное 1) безвкусный, кричащий, яркий Синоним(ы): garish, meretricious, tawdry, flashy Антоним(ы): modest, plain, quiet, simple, tasteful 2) цветистый, витиеватый (о стиле)
I. adjective (gaudier; -est) 1. ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented 2. marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness; outlandish Example: gaudy lies Example: gaudy claims; also exceptional Example: a gaudy batting average • gaudily adverb • gaudiness noun Synonyms: gaudy, tawdry, garish, flashy, meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation Example: circus performers in gaudy costumes. tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy Example: tawdry saloons. garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright Example: garish neon signs. flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar Example: a flashy nightclub act. meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise Example: a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars. II. noun (plural gaudies) Etymology: probably from Latin gaudium joy — more at joy a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British university