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View usage for: (geərɪʃ) adjectiveYou describe something as garish when you dislike it because it is very bright in an unattractive, showy way. [disapproval] They climbed the garish purple-carpeted stairs. ...the restaurant's garish, illuminated signs. Synonyms: gaudy, bright, glaring, vulgar More Synonyms of garish garishly adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed] ...a garishly patterned three-piece suite. garish in British English (ˈɡɛərɪʃ) adjectivegay or colourful in a crude or vulgar manner; gaudy Derived forms garishly (ˈgarishly) adverb garishness (ˈgarishness) noun Word origin C16: from earlier gaure to stare + -ishgarish in American English (ˈgærɪʃ; ˈgɛrɪʃ) adjective1. too bright or gaudy; showy; glaring garish colors 2. gaudily or showily dressed, decorated, written, etc. Derived forms garishly (ˈgarishly) adverb garishness (ˈgarishness) noun Word origin earlier gaurish, prob. < ME gauren, to stare Examples of 'garish' in a sentencegarish British English: garish ADJECTIVE You describe something as garish when you dislike it because it is very bright in an unattractive, showy way. They climbed the garish purple-carpeted stairs. - American English: garish
- Brazilian Portuguese: berrante
- Chinese: 过分耀眼的
- European Spanish: chillón
- French: criard
- German: grell
- Italian: vistoso
- Japanese: けばけばしい
- Korean: 지나치게 화려한
- European Portuguese: berrante
- Latin American Spanish: chillón
Chinese translation of 'garish' adj - [colour, clothing, decor]
俗艳(豔)的 (súyàn de)
Definition crudely bright or colourful garish purple curtains Synonyms bright glaring flash (informal) brash tacky (informal) naff (British, slang) jazzy (informal) raffish brummagem Opposites conservative , quiet , plain , elegant , modest , dull , subtle , refined , sombre , sedate , tasteful , unobtrusive Additional synonymsDefinition brazen or flashy big brassy ear-rings Synonyms flashy, loud, blatant, vulgar, gaudy, garish, jazzy (informal), showy, obtrusiveDefinition shining with light The event was held in brilliant sunshine. Synonyms bright, shining, intense, sparkling, glittering, dazzling, vivid, radiant, luminous, ablaze, resplendent, scintillating, lustrous, coruscating, refulgent (literary), lambentDefinition showy in a vulgar way a flashy sports car Synonyms showy, loud, over the top (informal), flamboyant, brash, tacky (informal), flaunting, glitzy (slang), tasteless, naff (British, slang), gaudy, garish, jazzy (informal), tawdry, ostentatious, snazzy (informal), glittery, meretricious, cheap and nasty, in poor taste, tinselly, bling (slang) - garden
- gardening
- gargantuan
- garish
- garland
- garlic
- garment
Additional synonymsDefinition (of colours or patterns) harsh to look at He liked to shock with his earrings and loud clothes. Synonyms garish, bold, glaring, flamboyant, vulgar, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, lurid, tasteless, naff (British, slang), gaudy, tawdry, showy, ostentatious, brassySynonyms vulgar, loud, gross, coarse, flashy, tasteless, gaudy, garish, tawdry, showy, trashy, uncouth, meretriciousDefinition colourful, bright in appearance, and very noticeable, and perhaps rather vulgar They were smart but not showy. Synonyms ostentatious, flamboyant, flashy, flash (informal), loud, over the top (informal), brash, pompous, pretentious, gaudy, garish, tawdry, splashy (informal), tinselly Definition lacking social or aesthetic taste spectacularly tasteless objets d'art Synonyms gaudy, cheap, vulgar, tacky (informal), flashy, naff (British, slang), garish, inelegant, tawdryDefinition cheap, showy, and of poor quality tawdry jewellery Synonyms vulgar, cheap, tacky (informal), flashy, tasteless, plastic (slang), glittering, naff (British, slang), gaudy, tatty, showy, tinsel, raffish, gimcrack, meretricious, tinselly, brummagem, cheap-jack (informal) Definition showing lack of good taste, decency, or refinement The decor is ugly, tasteless and vulgar. Synonyms tasteless, common, flashy, low, gross, nasty, gaudy, tawdry, cheap and nasty, common as muck |